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Article: GUN SHOPPERS ON TERRORISM WATCH LIST LAW WON'T LET STATE LEARN OUTCOME OF ATTEMPTS.(News)
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- Rocky Mountain News (Denver, CO)
- Article date:
- March 9, 2005
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Byline: Ann Imse, Rocky Mountain News
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
At least four people on the FBI terrorism watch list have tried to buy guns legally in Colorado since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation said Tuesday.
The FBI was notified immediately when the CBI's instant background checks for would-be gun purchasers found matches with names on the list, CBI deputy director Bob Armstrong said.
But the four weren't taken into custody because there were no warrants out for their arrest, Armstrong said.
A person on the list isn't automatically disqualified from buying a gun. Only certain factors can ...