06-15-2016, 11:54 AM
So, Trump agrees with Dianne Feinstein that people on the "No Fly" list should not be eligible to buy a gun legally.
He said he's going to meet with the NRA to discuss his position, which the NRA has in the past claimed is a violation of second amendment and other rights because people on the list are 'suspected' not 'convicted' of being threats to national security (my paraphrase).
Adding people on the "No Fly" list to those blocked from passing a firearm background check would not have stopped the Orlando shooter from purchasing guns because he was taken off that list when the FBI cleared him of being a terrorist threat.
However, if the criteria is changed to include barring legal gun purchase for people investigated as national security threats for 10 years or something like that, it might help prevent a similar situation in the future (though I'm sure the ACLU and plenty of others will object to a restriction of rights based on suspicion).
Anyway, I'm glad to see changes at least being discussed by the Republican candidate, IF Trump doesn't flip flop on his current position.
He said he's going to meet with the NRA to discuss his position, which the NRA has in the past claimed is a violation of second amendment and other rights because people on the list are 'suspected' not 'convicted' of being threats to national security (my paraphrase).
Adding people on the "No Fly" list to those blocked from passing a firearm background check would not have stopped the Orlando shooter from purchasing guns because he was taken off that list when the FBI cleared him of being a terrorist threat.
However, if the criteria is changed to include barring legal gun purchase for people investigated as national security threats for 10 years or something like that, it might help prevent a similar situation in the future (though I'm sure the ACLU and plenty of others will object to a restriction of rights based on suspicion).
Anyway, I'm glad to see changes at least being discussed by the Republican candidate, IF Trump doesn't flip flop on his current position.