Are You On The List?

GGReporter · 11-16-2007, 06:15 AM

You've probably heard about the government's Terrorism Watch list. You know, the list they wont tell you who's on, who's not, how they got there, or how to get off the list?

Well, now the government's Terrorism Watch list has grown to more than 750,000 names. They've added 200,000 names in the past year alone.

Does anyone really believe there are three-quarters of a million terrorists in this country? Lisa Graves of the Center for National Security Studies doesn't. She told USA Today, "There's just no rational, reasonable estimate that there's anywhere close to that many suspected terrorists."

And get this: Anti-gun Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey is pushing legislation that would allow the Justice Department to deny a person's right to own a firearm because they're on this list.

Let me get this straight: You don't know how you get on, you don't know how to get off, but because your name's on there (along with 749,999 others), you're stripped of your Second Amendment rights?

No one wants to see America safer than the law abiding gun owners in this country. But you don't become safer by putting Americans on a list and denying them their Constitutional rights without due process of law. If you're going to do that, you might as well tear up the Constitution of the United States and throw it out the window.

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BattleRifleG3 · 11-17-2007, 09:59 PM

Estimated population of the United States - 301,139,947 (Yahoo search)
% of US polulation that's a suspected Terrorist - 0.25%
Or 1 / 400. So statistically in my alma mater of maybe 2400 students, there should be 6 suspected terrorists, and in my medium/small town of 8000 there should be 20.
My town has fewer sex offenders and fewer police officers. A high security government complex in a nearby town employs a couple thousand people in various positions, so about 5 of them should be on that list.

FutureMarine9 · 11-17-2007, 10:06 PM

It doesn't seem like that list would be very accurate

bored2bhere · 11-17-2007, 10:08 PM

its amazing how screwed up the goverment is sometimes i wonder if the "party" is still under taps that could explain a large number

11-16-2007, 06:15 AM	#1
GGReporter Magazine Staff Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 717	Are You On The List? You've probably heard about the government's Terrorism Watch list. You know, the list they wont tell you who's on, who's not, how they got there, or how to get off the list? Well, now the government's Terrorism Watch list has grown to more than 750,000 names. They've added 200,000 names in the past year alone. Does anyone really believe there are three-quarters of a million terrorists in this country? Lisa Graves of the Center for National Security Studies doesn't. She told USA Today, "There's just no rational, reasonable estimate that there's anywhere close to that many suspected terrorists." And get this: Anti-gun Senator Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey is pushing legislation that would allow the Justice Department to deny a person's right to own a firearm because they're on this list. Let me get this straight: You don't know how you get on, you don't know how to get off, but because your name's on there (along with 749,999 others), you're stripped of your Second Amendment rights? No one wants to see America safer than the law abiding gun owners in this country. But you don't become safer by putting Americans on a list and denying them their Constitutional rights without due process of law. If you're going to do that, you might as well tear up the Constitution of the United States and throw it out the window. More...

11-17-2007, 09:59 PM	#2
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Estimated population of the United States - 301,139,947 (Yahoo search) % of US polulation that's a suspected Terrorist - 0.25% Or 1 / 400. So statistically in my alma mater of maybe 2400 students, there should be 6 suspected terrorists, and in my medium/small town of 8000 there should be 20. My town has fewer sex offenders and fewer police officers. A high security government complex in a nearby town employs a couple thousand people in various positions, so about 5 of them should be on that list. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

11-17-2007, 10:06 PM	#3
FutureMarine9 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: connecticut Posts: 177	It doesn't seem like that list would be very accurate __________________ Semper Fi Anti gun is anti fun

11-17-2007, 10:08 PM	#4
bored2bhere Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 402 Images: 3 Blog Entries: 3	its amazing how screwed up the goverment is sometimes i wonder if the "party" is still under taps that could explain a large number __________________ "Only the dead have seen the end of war"-Apolos