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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 1957488" data-attributes="member: 12952"><p>“To begin with, Congress should act to make sure no one on a No-Fly List is able to buy a gun,” Obama said Dec. 6. “What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to but a semi-automatic weapon? This is a matter of national security.”</p><p></p><p>But even the federal Government Accountability Office has indicated <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100601360.html" target="_blank">thousands of innocent people have been mistakenly linked to terror watchlists</a>. Some experts and critics contend the federal list process contains many errors and relies on an overly broad standard of reasonable suspicion.</p><p></p><p>Under Obama’s standard, even the late-Sen. Ted Kennedy, an ardent advocate of gun control while he served in Congress, would be blocked from purchasing a firearm.</p><p></p><p>In March 2004, Kennedy was stopped three times at airports in Washington, D.C., and Boston. Airline agents told the senator he couldn’t purchase a ticket because his name was on a list, <a href="http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-08-19-kennedy-list_x.htm" target="_blank">according to USA Today</a>.</p><p></p><p>“If they have that kind of difficulty with a member of Congress, how in the world are average Americans – who are getting caught up in this thing – how are they going to be treated fairly and not have their rights abused?” Kennedy asked then-Homeland Security undersecretary Asa Hutchinson.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 1957488, member: 12952"] “To begin with, Congress should act to make sure no one on a No-Fly List is able to buy a gun,” Obama said Dec. 6. “What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to but a semi-automatic weapon? This is a matter of national security.” But even the federal Government Accountability Office has indicated [URL='http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/06/AR2006100601360.html']thousands of innocent people have been mistakenly linked to terror watchlists[/URL]. Some experts and critics contend the federal list process contains many errors and relies on an overly broad standard of reasonable suspicion. Under Obama’s standard, even the late-Sen. Ted Kennedy, an ardent advocate of gun control while he served in Congress, would be blocked from purchasing a firearm. In March 2004, Kennedy was stopped three times at airports in Washington, D.C., and Boston. Airline agents told the senator he couldn’t purchase a ticket because his name was on a list, [URL='http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2004-08-19-kennedy-list_x.htm']according to USA Today[/URL]. “If they have that kind of difficulty with a member of Congress, how in the world are average Americans – who are getting caught up in this thing – how are they going to be treated fairly and not have their rights abused?” Kennedy asked then-Homeland Security undersecretary Asa Hutchinson. [/QUOTE]
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