Posted on NRA-ILA-On June 10, 2011:
“Anti-gun groups have been quick to exploit last week's al-Qaeda video in which Adam Gadahn, an American-born militant on the FBI's "Most Wanted Terrorists" list, calls on followers in the United States to buy firearms and attack major institutions and public figures.
On June 7, the Brady Campaign, the Violence Policy Center, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, the Legal Community Against Violence, and States United to Prevent Gun Violence wrote to President Obama, urging him "in the strongest terms to order an immediate and thorough review of steps the Administration can take in the short term to reduce the firepower available on the civilian gun market, to tighten existing laws regulating the gun industry, and to improve the background check system to make it harder for those with terrorist ties to obtain firearms."
Of course, it's never surprising that anything even remotely related to firearms inspires these anti-gun groups to promote whatever unrelated issues were already at the top of their agenda. And it's even less surprising that the groups' preferred initiatives would have no more effect on a committed terrorist than they've ever had on domestic criminals:
- Terrorists around the world have never lacked for "firepower," no matter how harsh the laws in the countries they've attacked. India's strict laws, for example, failed to stop the deadly attack on Mumbai.
- Even if private gun sales in the U.S. were banned, terrorists -- like common domestic criminals -- could simply use straw purchasers who can pass background checks, or could rely on stolen guns and other black market sources.
- Legislation to arbitrarily deny sales to persons on the "terrorist watchlist" would be useless against Gadahn's target audience of "lone wolf" attackers with no previous ties to terrorist organizations.
- Fully automatic "assault weapons" cannot be purchased over the counter.
Ironically, Gadahn's call for "lone wolf" attacks may itself be a sign of his group's decline. As the private intelligence firm Stratfor said in an analysis of the video, earlier al-Qaeda communications "suggested that militants who answered the call would be trained, equipped and put into the field of battle under competent commanders," while the more recent calls for would-be terrorists to go it alone "may be an admission of defeat and an indication that the jihadists might not be receiving the divine blessing they claim."
Source:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6906
Note: The following articles and/or blog posts relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:
I. American Al-Qaeda Spokesman Calls On Americans To Carry Out Random, Lone-Wolf Attacks!-Posted on The Blaze-By Naked Emperor News-On June 4, 2011:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/buy-guns-and-start-shooting-people-...
II. Brady Campaign...New Champion Of The Tenth Amendment!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On June 10, 2011:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6905
III. New Study Ranks Freedom In The States!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On June 10, 2011:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6904
IV. Anti-terror Treaty Seen as 2nd Amendment Threat!-Posted on NewsMax.com-By Henry J. Reske-On June 9, 2011:
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Anti-terrorTreatySeenas2ndAmendmen...
V. Is The U.N. Trying To Strip American’ Second Amendment Rights?-Posted on The Blaze-ByBilly Hallowell-On June 7, 2011:
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-the-u-n-trying-to-strip-americans-second-amendment-rights/
VI. Hearings Scheduled, Subpoenas To Be Issued In "Project Gunrunner" Investigation!-Posted on NRA-ILA-On June 10, 2011:
http://www.nraila.org/Legislation/Federal/Read.aspx?id=6908
VII. DOJ Potentially Charged with Obstruction of Justice!-Posted on Patriot Update-By Ann-Marie Murrell-On June 8, 2011:
http://patriotupdate.com/articles/while-weiner-wept-doj-charged-with-obstruction-of-justice
VIII. Video: How Obama and the UN Undermine Gun Rights!-Posted on ExposeObama.com-On June 12, 2011:
Note: What follows are three articles and/or blog posts that reveal what occurred during a SWAT Team raid that was conducted while serving a warrant at the home of a former Marine’s home in Tucson, AZ on May 5, 2011, which begs to question whether or not we are beginning to witness actions by this President and his minions that normally take place in a police state-You Decide:
I. Former Marine killed by SWAT was acting in defense, family says!-Posted on KGun9.com-By Joel Waldman-Updated on May 27, 2011:
http://www.kgun9.com/story/14621212/marine-killed-by-swat-was-actin…
II. Ex-Marine’s lawyer opens up about SWAT, questions Sheriff!-Posted on KGun9.com-By Joel Waldman-Updated on May 19, 2011:
http://www.kgun9.com/story/14674077/marines-lawyer-opens-up-about-s…
III. SWAT raid draws criticism of Sheriff Dupnik!-Posted on KGun9.com-By Claire Doan-Updated on June 2, 2011:
http://www.kgun9.com/story/14823433/swt-raid-draws-criticism-of-she…
Note: My following blog posts contain numerous articles and/or blog posts and videos that relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:
What is the true intent of the UN Small Arms Treaty?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/what-is-the-true-intent-of...
What was the true intent of Operation Closed Campus?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/04/03/what-was-the-true-intent-o...
Did ATF provide weapons to Mexican drug cartels that were subsequently used to kill one of our own?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/did-atf-provide-weapons-to...
Threat of the Mexican drug cartel, illegal border-crossers and “sanctuary cities”!
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/threat-of-the-mexican-drug...
How Much Longer Will We Be “Allowed” To Keep Our Guns?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/01/12/how-much-longer-will-we-be...
Should Americans Fear Islam?
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2010/10/05/should-americans-fear-islam/
It’s Getting Very Serious Now!
http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2009/05/15/it’s-getting-very-serious-now/
Note: If you have a problem viewing any of the listed blog posts, please copy web site and paste it on your browser. Sure seems like any subject matter that may be considered controversial is being censored-what happened to free speech?-You Decide.
“Food For Thought”
God Bless the U.S.A.!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E&feature=related
Semper Fi!
Jake
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