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Gun laws called U.S. weak spot
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Gun laws called U.S. weak spot 2001-12-20By Melissa B. Robinson_Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON -- Armed with a report detailing how terrorists buy guns in the United States, Democrats said Wednesday that stronger federal restrictions on firearms are necessary to homeland security. "Jihad trainees are instructed to 'obtain an assault rifle legally' and enroll in American gun clubs to take courses in sniping, general shooting and other rifle courses," said Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., referring to training manuals for holy war found in the ruins of a radical Islamic safehouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. Reed has proposed requiring criminal background checks for all sales at gun shows. A competing bill has been introduced by Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Joseph Lieberman, D- Conn., and Rep. Mike Castle, R- Del. Andrew Arulanandam, a spokesman for the National Rifle Association, said gun control advocates were using the terrorist threat to further their political agenda at a time when firearm sales are up. "These actions have got nothing to do with preserving homeland security or fighting terrorism," said Arulanandam, who argued that the Sept. 11 disaster may have been averted if the pilots of the hijacked jetliners had been armed. "This is crass political opportunism." http://www.newsok.com/cgi-bin/show_article?ID=799215
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