[rockrr]

Collins, who held a news conference with eight other senators including Democrat Bill Nelson of Florida, said her bill would stop about 2,700 Americans and 106,300 foreign national on surveillance lists from buying guns.

I thought foreigners couldn't legally purchase firearms at all?

[rolling_stone]

according to this there are 700,000 people on watch list

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/11/16/why-the-nra-opposed-laws-to-prevent-suspected-terrorists-from-buying-guns/

obama:
http://rightwingnews.com/barack-obama/are-you-kidding-obama-loosened-restrictions-on-foreigners-buying-guns/

[FredZarguna]

If they’re US persons under the definition of the Fourteenth Amendment, in most states they can.