The threats that the terrorist watch list and no-fly list pose to civil liberties — indeed, to the very idea of citizenship — are enormous. Since the no-fly list is created from the larger watch list, presumably an even lower percentage of people on it are seeking guns. Very few people on the terrorist watch list, which is estimated to include at least 800,000 identities, are buying guns. There is no such second step for “reasonably suspected” suspected terrorists. the terrorist watch list.

Source: New York Times July 01, 2016 07:18 UTC