[raisetheroof]

...require background checks to be run on anyone buying explosive powder, a reaction to last week's Boston Marathon bombing.

From what I understand, these two brothers didn't have a criminal record before the bombings. So a background check on them wouldn't have stopped them.

BTW, gunpowder was invented over 1000 years ago. Its ingredients can be found in just about any hardware or garden supply store. So what's next? Conduct a background check on anyone who walks into a Home Depot?

[opentalk]

Attempt at back door (under the radar ) gun control as Obama was promising.

Says Barack "Obama admits he’s coming for our guns, telling Sarah Brady, ‘We are working on (gun control), but under the radar.’
March 2011