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The terrorism ploy
Josey1
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The terrorism ploy By F. PAUL VALONE MOORESVILLE - If we don't close the "gun show loophole," evil terrorists will kill us all. So goes the latest application of the ageless political maxim that if truth doesn't accomplish your objective, incite fear.Exploiting the lone conviction of Hezbollah member Ali Boumelhelm for attempting to smuggle arms from the United States to Lebanon, the "terrorists love gun shows" spin is being propagated by an advocacy group called Americans for Gun Safety.Alleging that Boumelhelm, a convicted felon prohibited from owning firearms, avoided background checks at gun shows, AGS studiously avoids mentioning that illegal "straw" purchases were actually made by Ali's brother Mohammed -- who passed at least one such check. AGS also glosses over testimony that Boumelhelm smuggled machine guns, grenades and rocket launchers -- all restricted since 1934 and unavailable at gun shows.In North Carolina, gun control lobbyists are playing the terrorist trump card against state Senate Bill 680 which, in its present form, preempts municipal lawsuits against gun makers and establishes interstate reciprocity for concealed handgun permit-holders. While an alternate Senate version also restricts gun shows, the House version does not, leaving anti-gun lobbyists slathering for restrictions in the bill's final version.Typical of the gun debate, misinformation abounds. Although one columnist alleges SB 680's sponsor, Sen. Fountain Odom, intends to "close North Carolina's gun show loophole" by subjecting gun show purchasers to background checks "just like any other gun buyer," in truth, such checks are already required.All purchases from dealers require background checks compliant with the Brady Law. Any handgun transfer, whether from a dealer or private seller, requires a permit issued by a sheriff. And despite allusions to "unlicensed dealers," profiting from gun sales without a dealer's license is a federal crime.What the Senate version of SB 680 and its predecessors really do is register private gun sales through the FBI's National Instant Check System. Despite requirements to destroy transaction records, courts have decided the FBI may retain such records indefinitely, creating a permanent registration system.Some proponents grossly understate the scope of the bill, saying that no background check of purchasers is required unless the gun show seller is also a licensed firearms dealer. Yet the bill actually requires all sales to be conducted through dealers, registering each and every transaction.Beyond registration, various unsuccessful deceptions have classified shooting competitions, wildlife club meetings and even private homes as "gun shows," rendered most gun show promoters ineligible for required permits and subjected organizers to criminal prosecution for illegal sales beyond their control -- even despite good-faith efforts to comply with the law.Indeed, SB 680 even proposed registering black powder, muzzle-loading guns. (Rational arguments are wasted on anyone who envisions al-Qaeda wreaking havoc with flintlocks.)Senate leader Marc Basnight has been lauded as "a true American hero" for heading the charge against gun shows. But in Hero Basnight's Senate, Democratic leaders prefer their manipulations be kept secret. When orderly citizens videotaped the committee meeting at which Sen. Fountain Odom argued for restricting gun shows, they were promptly ejected. The Senate, apparently, is exempt from the Open Meetings Law.Don't expect gun control advocates to acknowledge that terrorists armed with box cutters rather than firearms recently killed 5,000 people, or that in the present environment, if Boumelhelm tried to elude background checks at gun shows he would more likely be detained than sold guns.To them, terrorism is but a convenient prop. First, they campaigned against gun shows in the name of "the children." Failing that, they purported to "protect" gun dealers from "unfair competition" by out-of-state vendors. Now they conjure up terrorists. Given their cleverness, it'll be fun to see what pretext they devise next. F. Paul Valone is the president of Grass Roots North Carolina. http://www.newsobserver.com/tuesday/news/editorials/Story/835636p-824000c.html
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