I was just joking about it when I said it, but I never really thought that Congress would seriously protect the rights of people on terrorist watch lists to purchase guns without difficulty.

And yet:

Senate Republicans vote down legislation that would block suspected terrorists, felons, mentally ill from buying guns • 2015 Dec 4 • Cameron Joseph • N.Y. Daily News

The Time Al-Qaida Urged Its Followers to Take Advantage of U.S. Gun Laws • 2015 Dec 4 • Joshua Keating • The Slatest • Slate

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