Sami Al-Arian (nice name huh?) set the precedent for this, wonder how many are in our Universities?!
Terror Suspects Buying Firearms, U.S. Report Finds
WASHINGTON, March 7 - Dozens of terror suspects on federal watch lists were allowed to buy firearms legally in the United States last year, according to a Congressional investigation that points up major vulnerabilities in federal gun laws.
People suspected of being members of a terrorist group are not automatically barred from legally buying a gun, and the investigation, conducted by the Government Accountability Office, indicated that people with clear links to terrorist groups had regularly taken advantage of this gap. (snip)
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/08/national/08terror.html
Yes, that's certainly a familiar name!