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June 15, 2016

Report: More Than 90% of Terror Suspects Were Cleared to Buy Guns
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California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein has released new
statistics showing more than 90 percent of known or suspected terrorists
who have attempted to buy a gun since 2004 have passed a background
check and been cleared to do so. The data from the Government
Accountability Office shows between 2004 and 2015 nearly 2,500 people on
the watch list applied to purchase weapons; nearly 2,300 of them were
approved. Last year, individuals on the terrorist watch list were
involved in background checks to purchase firearms 244 times —
only 21 of those were denied.
Topics:Orlando Massacre Gun Control

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