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In reply to the discussion: Why didn't we pass the GOP no-fly-no-buy bill? [View all]Vinca
(50,255 posts)22. I think they should also be able to purchase airline tickets over the Internet and then be able
to walk past security and straight on the plane. By the way, no one has ever mentioned how grateful someone should be if they go to a gun shop and find out they're on the no-fly list. If there is no reason for them to be on the list, they will have an opportunity to get off it before they book an expensive trip and end up stranded at the gate. I'm sorry, but the inconvenience of a few shouldn't be the reason we end up with more firearms possessed by the bad guys.
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I agree the Cornyn bill did not seem bad, though I think a week would be a better time period.
Amishman
Jun 2016
#15
One reason, as explained by Corey Booker, is that the FBI would have to go to court
Vinca
Jun 2016
#11
If they can't show why the person is a probable terrorist, how can we deny the gun purchase at all?
NutmegYankee
Jun 2016
#19
I think they should also be able to purchase airline tickets over the Internet and then be able
Vinca
Jun 2016
#22
"Inconvenience of the few" - sounds like an excuse for apartheid or segregation...
NutmegYankee
Jun 2016
#27
And that somehow justifies allowing a secret list to be used to deprive a citizen of any right.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2016
#36
If 1 person's right is violated in that they can't immediately buy a gun and it saves 50 lives, it's
Vinca
Jun 2016
#37
There are plenty of times when a prosecutor can meet probably cause for arrest, but not
aikoaiko
Jun 2016
#28
That's a BS excuse. You can often get an court order like a restraining order with evidence that
Lee-Lee
Jun 2016
#32
i think the Collins which addresses the concerns of both GOPs and DEMS and is
underthematrix
Jun 2016
#24