Got this in my email this afternoon. Someone subscribed my email to these idiots... kinda glad they did as I get some really good info that has proved useful against them in the past... though these asswipes are really out of touch with any concept of reality. I haven't gone to the link in the quoted email but it might be worth trolling. Not sure though. Anyway, here's the newest bullshit from MAIG.
Under our current law, a suspected terrorist on the FBI's No-Fly List can't board an airplane -- but they can still legally purchase guns and explosives.
This loophole, known as the “Terror Gap,” is a threat to public safety that Congress needs to address immediately.
Demand Action: Click here to tell Congress to close the terror gap.
The events in Boston last week reminded us that people on the FBI's terrorist watch lists -- such as Tamerlan Tsarnaev -- can be extremely dangerous.
We don’t yet know how Tsarnaev purchased his gun, but we do know that people on the FBI's terrorist watch lists tried to buy guns and explosives 1,453 times between February 2004 and December 2010.1
Suspected terrorists should be prohibited from purchasing guns and explosives just like felons, domestic abusers, and the severely mentally ill. And we should require a criminal background check for all gun sales to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people.
Click on the link below to automatically sign our petition telling Congress to close the terror gap immediately:
http://www.terrorgap.org/sign/terror-gap/
For more than five years, legislation -- originally drafted by the Bush Administration -- has been pending in Congress that would close the Terror Gap. But the NRA has fought to keep this dangerous loophole open.
It’s time for Congress to stand up to the gun lobby and put public safety and national security ahead of a special interest.
Thank you,
Mayors Against Illegal Guns
And...
My response.
Are you people really this fucking stupid? Let's look at the facts. The Boston bombers had one handgun that was illegally purchased. They did not have permits, they didn't go through NICS, the gun was acquired through the black market. How would universal background checks have stopped that? It wouldn't since they avoided that route in the first place.
On to explosives... Are you going to require background checks to buy bleach? How about fertilizer? How about Ammonia? Hell, let's throw all cleaning products on the list. Oh, don't forget sugar and grain and gas and diesel and kerosene..
If you people really believe your rhetoric, you're not fit to serve in any capacity of leadership. "Terror Gap"??? Really? That's the most retarded, stupid bullshit buzz phrase I've heard from gun grabbers yet.
Please, respond, tell me how your proposal would have stopped the Boston Bombers. I won't hold my breath though. So, I'm going to put this on the internet and make it go viral and show everyone just how uneducated and pathetic you people are.