A bill designed to keep weapons out of the hands of terrorists is drawing fire from gun rights advocates who say it could infringe upon regular citizens' constitutional right to bear arms.
The Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2009 would authorize Attorney General Eric Holder to deny the sale or transfer of firearms to known or suspected terrorists -- a list that could extend beyond groups such as radical Islamists and other groups connected to international terror organizations.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/05/13/critics-deride-designed-weapons-terrorists-hands/?test=latestnewshttp://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h111-2159http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/18/usc_sup_01_18_10_I_20_44.htmlhttp://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/28/a-vote-against-holder/In an Oct. 25, 2001, Washington Post editorial titled "Keeping Guns Away from Terrorists," Mr. Holder argued that every firearm transaction should be regulated by Washington. His proposal would have required a son who inherited his father's shotgun to conduct a background check if the son decided to put it on the market. Mr. Holder's proposal was a backdoor attempt to regulate and shut down lawful gun shows by linking private gun sales to future terrorist attacks.
In January 2008, Eric Holder joined Janet Reno in a brief to the Supreme Court saying Second Amendment rights do not apply to individual citizens. That brief argued that the Second Amendment "does not protect firearms possession or use that is unrelated to participation in a well-regulated militia." The Supreme Court ruled otherwise by affirming the individual right to possess and bear arms.
