Mayor Michael Bloomberg described the Terror Gap<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xit6ZfO%2FHPgldRekz1li8mVTWZlQE7FZ>as *"a serious and dangerous breach of national security"* and raised a critical question:
*"When gun dealers run background checks, should FBI agents have the authority to block sales of guns and explosives to those on the terror watch lists?"* Under current federal law, *the FBI can stop suspects on the terrorist watch list from boarding an airplane, but they cannot stop them from buying guns or explosives.* Terror suspects have exploited this flaw in our nations gun laws more than one thousand times in the past six years. Chair of the Homeland Security Committee, Senator Joseph Lieberman, summarized the situation this way: *"We are simply not doing all we can to stop terrorists from buying firearms."* Witness after witness, including NYPD Commissioner Kelly, and LAPD Assistant Chief of Police MacArthur, helped deliver a powerful message: *It's time for Congress to close the Terror Gap.*<http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=mteeZQe9e52vYh%2FViscKsWVTWZlQE7FZ> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "WebTV Dawgs/Dittos" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/webtv-pals?hl=en.
