LA Times Counters Obama: Background Checks Should Not Include No-Fly List

By Ammoland

By AWR Hawkins

Washington DC – -(Ammoland.com)- On December 7 2015, the Los Angeles Times countered Obama’s claim that the no-fly list should be used in background checks by pointing to the imprecision of the list and the fact that those on it “have not been convicted of doing anything wrong.”

Therefore, barring people on the list from buying guns is the equivalent of barring any American from exercising a constitutional right based on an allegation.

According to the LA Times, the failed effort to add the no-fly list and “the broader terror watch list” to background checks was given a new push by Obama during his Sunday night terrorism address. During that address, Obama looked into the camera and asked, “What could possibly be the argument for allowing a terrorist suspect to buy a semiautomatic weapon?”

The Times observed, “When he puts it that way, it does sound pretty stupid. But, in fact, there are several strong arguments against the proposal.”

One of the arguments is the imprecision of both lists—the no-fly list and the watch list. The Times explained:

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