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Originally Posted by New Era
You are aware there are different restriction lists? A no-fly list is vastly different from the weapon restriction list. For example, a convicted felon will be on restriction list that prevents the purchase of a firearm. Being on that list does not prevent that person from flying. To make this list you must be a felon, having gone through due process.
The no fly list is compiled by the US Terrorist Screening Center and is for people considered a potential threat to aviation. This is different from the Terror Watch list, which is much longer and more restrictive. The no fly is based on those who have been investigated and are considered a credible threat to air travel or aviation systems. The problem with the no fly list is the number of false positives for people that what a common name or sound alike. There is a process for this and it usually is resolve in minutes to hours by producing picture ID and having that ID verified.
The Terror Watch List is a result of collected intelligence of people with known associations with terrorists, terror organizations, or those interests that support terror organizations. This information can be used to inform more than a dozen restriction lists, including the no-fly list. This does not mean that because you are one you are on the other. What it means is you meet the criteria of that specific restriction. Investigation has been done up front and the restriction reflects that.
I think that there should be serious restriction lists and there should be links between them. Someone considered a viable threat to our security should be restricted from obtaining firearms. If you found your way onto one of the lists there is always a reason. If you believe this has happened in error you can get your name cleared and removed from the list by going through the process. People want security, well it Coke with a cost. That cost can be some inconvenience from time-to-time, but better that than giving someone with an axe to grind or deep emotional issues access to a means to hurt or kill dozens of people at a time.
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You can't be giving the guberment that kind of power, next thing you know King George is back and your cheating ex is having sex with a black fella while your kid is playing soccer or some other godless homosexual behaviour. A few thousand dead is well worth the price to keep you safe in your trailer park.