Indeed, federal law allows people on terror watch lists to purchase guns, and thousands of them have done so. (washingtonpost.com)
Esty urged her colleagues to vote on legislation to stop individuals on federal terror watch lists from purchasing firearms. (courant.com)
The Democrats said at a lower Manhattan news conference with the Statue of Liberty in the backdrop that their preference is that the federal government add terror watch lists to the criteria used in background checks, but congressional efforts to mandate the cross-check have met pushback from gun advocates. (nystateofpolitics.com)