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In reply to the discussion: Republicans Allow Potential Terrorist Buy Guns Legally?!?! [View all]CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)....that it doesn't intrude obtrusively into the rights of others. The history of the Supreme Court is full of cases which decided where our rights under one section of the constitution end and our rights under another section begin.
Right now I believe that it is reasonable for the FBI and other federal agencies to investigate those who might be planning terror attacks and those whose very suspicious activities (such posting their belief in Jihad) should be put on a list. Perhaps such a list should be made public, but the argument against that is that it would alert those under suspicion and make them more careful about their activities and force them to act more surreptitiously such that law enforcement officials can no longer detects real threats. I am not in favor allowing such individuals to by assault rifles with large capacity magazines which would make them able to kill large quantities of innocent people at one time.