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Reid bill would require background checks to purchase explosive powders
The Hill ^ | April 24, 2013

Posted on 04/25/2013 5:45:42 AM PDT by opentalk

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) on Tuesday introduced a bill that would require background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder, a reaction to last week's Boston Marathon bombing.

Reid introduced the bill, S. 792, for Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who has been out sick for much of the year. But in a press statement, Lautenberg said the Boston bombing shows that background checks are needed for explosive materials.

"It defies common sense that anyone, even a terrorist, can walk into a store in America and buy explosive powders without a background check or any questions asked," Lautenberg said Tuesday. "Requiring a background check for an explosives permit is a small price to pay to ensure the safety of our communities.

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To: rktman
If the "Save one child" jargon was serious they would ban Abortions that
kill a Child every few minutes. Everything can be connected to a Child,
so should we all just kill ourselves to save a Child? And what happens
when the child grows up, should the adult-child then kill itself also?


All the "Save a child" bullshit needs to be shut down for what it is, Political meandering.

181 posted on 04/25/2013 12:09:56 PM PDT by MaxMax
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To: opentalk

Why not begin with background checks for muslims?


182 posted on 04/25/2013 12:22:02 PM PDT by Red in Blue PA (When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
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To: thackney

Fertilizer? They actually tried that after Okie City when they realized what McVeigh used. But the fertilizer industry spoke up pointing out just how much fertilizer is used-—millions of tons-—all in bulk-—by the truck and trainload. Wasn’t workable then-—ain’t workable now.. This is the same stuff we’ve shipped to NKorea for free. But I can do as much damage with gasoline at the Cheeechens were able to do with their witches brew. So prepare to show ID to gas up.


183 posted on 04/25/2013 1:09:01 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: Flint

Even a manure pile can combust in the heat of the summer.


184 posted on 04/25/2013 1:09:44 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ScottinVA

But Tambo bought his stuff in New Hampshire. New Hampshire? Who knew you could buy firecrackers year round in New Hampshire?


185 posted on 04/25/2013 1:11:09 PM PDT by cherokee1 (skip the names---just kick the buttz)
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To: opentalk

I think the voters of Nevada should be forced to have background checks before they are allowed to vote for Harry Reid. He is clearly more dangerous than Chechnyan bombers.


186 posted on 04/25/2013 1:24:04 PM PDT by OrangeHoof (Our economy won't heal until one particular black man is unemployed.)
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To: opentalk
"We wanna talk to this Reid character...Someone tell that dumbass that's how we get gators!!!
187 posted on 04/25/2013 1:54:47 PM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: cripplecreek
One of the counter terrorism experts I saw on the news yesterday said that match heads are proffered.

That's what the AQ Chef recommends. He also gives helpful hints, such as to avoid "having any of the substance on the treads [sic] of the pipe so that it won’t ignite when closing the pipe" (might cause a work accident). He mostly describes pipes, although he does give passing mention to pressure cookers, fire extinguishers, and propane canisters as other suitable bomb casings. And he also lists gunpowder and "the powder from fireworks" as suitable "inflammable substances".

The AQ Chef is believed to be the late New Mexico-born Mooselimb cleric Anwar Al-Awlaki (killed by a Hellfire missile launched by a guy sitting in an office chair).

188 posted on 04/25/2013 2:01:02 PM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cripplecreek
"They are deliberately importing and creating the very problems they’re using as excuses to take our freedoms."

That was basically the same idea behind ATF's Fast & Furious which got so many people killed and Obama now invoking Executive Privilege to cover it up.

189 posted on 04/25/2013 2:27:37 PM PDT by Truth29
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To: Truth29
I wonder just how much farther down the rabbit hole we have to go before this place will need a complete redo to put it back on track. Frankly I am surprised that any one of the things which have happened in the past few years has not sparked a complete insurrection...from the banksters getting bailed out from uncle sugar to the latest attempt to circumvent the constitution to the desire to import more aliens and to give illegals amnesty. There are so many sub cultures operating at cross purposes here now which adds to the problem. We have lost our national identity and are spiraling down into various ethnic/religion/sex/race blocs. Worse of all, we are led by a weasel in the white house who relishes in division and who has no national historical references to this country....keep your powder dry.
190 posted on 04/25/2013 3:05:46 PM PDT by Mouton (108th MI Group.....68-71)
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To: varyouga

We could save these politician scum some time and just piss down their throats.


191 posted on 04/25/2013 4:09:16 PM PDT by NowApproachingMidnight (Civilizations die from suicide, not murder.)
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To: opentalk

Register ALL pressure cookers./s

I am buying up all the pressure cookers I can find at
second hand/charity stores.


192 posted on 04/25/2013 4:41:50 PM PDT by Candor7 (Obama fascism article:(http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/05/barack_obama_the_quintessentia_1.html))
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To: opentalk
back ground check for fertilizer?

terrorist farmers and gardeners

lye and aluminum are extremely volatile

194 posted on 04/25/2013 5:59:45 PM PDT by SisterK (you catch 'em, He'll clean 'em)
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To: WhistlingPastTheGraveyard

awesome opportunity to install the mark of the beast:
...can neither buy nor sell without the mark...


195 posted on 04/25/2013 6:24:56 PM PDT by SisterK (you catch 'em, He'll clean 'em)
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To: cherokee1

“So prepare to show ID to gas up.”

more of that mark of the beast stuff


196 posted on 04/25/2013 6:27:05 PM PDT by SisterK (you catch 'em, He'll clean 'em)
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To: opentalk
background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder

Should I point out that flour....

Nah.

197 posted on 04/25/2013 6:41:39 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Promotional Fee Paid for by "Ouchies" The Sharp, Prickly Toy You Bathe With!)
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To: varyouga
Will we now need backgrounds to urinate?

Citizens will be required to hold their piss until they die from renal failure. Accidental release of urine is grounds for immediate execution by Holder's police force...

It's impossible to make a joke about this **** that won't eventually become reality...
198 posted on 04/25/2013 9:32:51 PM PDT by Wanderer99
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To: opentalk
This isn't acceptable. This has nothing to do with the Islamic terrorist bombing in Boston. There is no reason to do this. Harry Reid, and like-minded worthless tyrant, are the most dangerous enemy we face by far. We can't allow them to exploit every single act of violence that occurs in our society. Stupid immigration policies, and massive incompetence by the entire Obama regime, including federal law enforcement agencies under his direction allowed this to happen.

Everyone should be preparing for the day our broken government takes away our Second Amendment rights completely, because it's only a matter of time. They have already infringed upon our rights, and at some point everyone needs draw a line in the sand. We shouldn't be working with these scumbags in any capacity. We should realize our government is broken, and the few decent politicians we have should speak up about these things, and attempt to block every single thing the left brings up until we get the information from the administration on fast and furious, Benghazi, and the Boston terrorist attack. Every branch of government is infested with those who hate our Constitution, and it's just going to keep getting worse. We can't reverse that, but we still have options.

www.OathKeepers.org

199 posted on 04/26/2013 12:08:29 AM PDT by ThermoNuclearWarrior (Help put an Oath Keepers car on the NASCAR track, driven by Jeffrey Earnhardt! - WWW.OATHKEEPERS.ORG)
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To: opentalk

200 posted on 04/26/2013 7:08:02 AM PDT by arderkrag (An Unreconstructed Georgian, STANDING WITH RAND.)
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