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In reply to the discussion: ACLU's Most Recent Statement on No Fly No Buy Lists. [View all]yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)47. The Collins amendment.
It would ban gun sales to roughly 109,000 people, including 2,700 Americans, who are on two lists: The no-fly list, which prevents them from boarding commercial planes flying to, from or over the United States; and a so-called selectee list, which mandates they receive extra scrutiny at airports before flying.
The measure, proposed as an amendment to a spending bill funding the Justice Department, would allow individuals denied firearms to appeal in court. It would also mandate notification of law enforcement if someone who was on broader terrorism watch lists within the past five years tries to buy a gun.
Orlando shooter Omar Mateen had been on a watch list in 2013 and 2014 but was taken off when the FBI closed its investigation of him. He legally purchased a semi-automatic rifle and pistol before launching the killing spree at Pulse nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 others injured.
Under Collins amendment, federal authorities would have had to have been notified of the purchases, giving them an opportunity to surveil him and possibly prevent his tragic scheme.
The measure, proposed as an amendment to a spending bill funding the Justice Department, would allow individuals denied firearms to appeal in court. It would also mandate notification of law enforcement if someone who was on broader terrorism watch lists within the past five years tries to buy a gun.
Orlando shooter Omar Mateen had been on a watch list in 2013 and 2014 but was taken off when the FBI closed its investigation of him. He legally purchased a semi-automatic rifle and pistol before launching the killing spree at Pulse nightclub that left 49 dead and 53 others injured.
Under Collins amendment, federal authorities would have had to have been notified of the purchases, giving them an opportunity to surveil him and possibly prevent his tragic scheme.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/senate-gun-compromise-survives-first-test-vote-but-future-is-unclear/ar-AAhxIP7?li=BBnb7Kz
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They admit in their quote that "freedom from unlawful searches" and "due process..."
scscholar
Jun 2016
#9
That's untrue. They must give 24 hours notice before entering except in cases of emergency.
REP
Jun 2016
#37
Building inspections are not "Unreasonable" searches under law. They aren't even a search.
Ikonoklast
Jun 2016
#66
There was a place called East Germany, had a police force called the Stasi. They operated
jtuck004
Jun 2016
#53
It seems that suspending due process is fine as long as it only applies to certain people
REP
Jun 2016
#38
There are hundreds of things we could do that don't violate the 5th Amendment, or the 4th, etc
NutmegYankee
Jun 2016
#32