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In reply to the discussion: ISIS claims responsibility for Orlando Florida nightclub shooting: Amaq News Agency tied to group [View all]atreides1
(16,068 posts)4) the term act of war means any act occurring in the course of
(A) declared war;
(B) armed conflict, whether or not war has been declared, between two or more nations; or
(C) armed conflict between military forces of any origin; and
(A)No declaration of war has been enacted
(B)The US does not recognize ISIS as a sovereign nation
(C)ISIS fighters are not regarded as military forces but as insurgents
None of those apply!!!
(5) the term domestic terrorism means activities that
(A) involve acts dangerous to human life that are a violation of the criminal laws of the United States or of any State;
(B) appear to be intended
(i) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(ii) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion; or
(iii) to affect the conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or kidnapping; and
(C) occur primarily within the territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
This would be a better application. Remember the attacker was a natural born American citizen