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TYT: NRA Wants Terrorists To Buy More Guns
Just when you thought the NRA couldn’t sink any lower, they’re fighting a bill that would prevent people on the terrorist watch list from buying guns... John Iadarola (Think Tank) and Elliot Hill (The Lip TV), hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"More than 2,000 people on the FBI’s terrorist watchlist have not been allowed to get on planes in the U.S. but have been able to buy guns, because the National Rifle Association and its allies in Congress have blocked legislation to close that loophole.
This revelation was reported byseveral large daily newspapers this week, prompting some of Congress’ more determined gun-control proponents to say the Paris attacks will push them once again to try to close the loophole.”*
Read more here: http://www.alternet.org/tea-party-and-right/nra-and-gun-nuts-block-bill-close-loophole-letting-2000-people-fbi-terrorist
