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Article: Terror suspects free to buy guns; Watch list no legal deterrent.(NATION)
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- The Washington Times (Washington, DC)
- Article date:
- April 7, 2005
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Byline: Audrey Hudson, THE WASHINGTON TIMES
Suspects on the terrorist watch list cannot be stopped from buying guns unless Congress enacts a law making such purchases illegal, Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales told a House panel yesterday.
Mr. Gonzales declined to endorse legislation being drafted that would forbid gun sales to suspects on the watch list, but said the administration would give it consideration.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Democrat, questioned why the terrorist watch list would be used strictly for airline passengers and not to screen weapon sales.
"Does it make sense to you that we stop a person from boarding ...