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There are some politicians out there saying that if we deny background checks to people on the no fly list it will tip them off — Governor Kasich in particular. This is why I'm asking. here is why I am asking: http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/gop-hopeful-john-kasich-it-will-tip-off-terrorists-if-they-cant-buy-guns/
I am looking to see if what he is saying has any validity.
“So, if all of the sudden you tell everybody that’s on the watch list that you can’t do this or that then guess what happens? Then we lose our ability to track, we lose our ability to gather information,” he added. “So I think we have to be careful.”
The candidate admitted that “of course it makes common sense” to ban gun purchases for people on terrorist watch list, but he said that “what we have to deal with is the fact that we don’t want to tip somebody off that they’re under review and that we could be gathering critical information to disrupt the plot.”
“Once it happens, we know how tragic it is,” he said. “So what he have to do is to make sure we do disrupt [terrorist plots].”
The candidate admitted that “of course it makes common sense” to ban gun purchases for people on terrorist watch list, but he said that “what we have to deal with is the fact that we don’t want to tip somebody off that they’re under review and that we could be gathering critical information to disrupt the plot.”
“Once it happens, we know how tragic it is,” he said. “So what he have to do is to make sure we do disrupt [terrorist plots].”
Do people who are denied purchasing guns told the reasons why they are denied?
I am tempted to call a gun shop tomorrow to ask personally. In the meantime I was hoping DU GCRA peeps could help me out with this one.
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