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Terror watch list due process concerns are real

At face value, prohibiting people on the terror watch list and the no-fly list from purchasing guns sounds reasonable, until you know that ...

Babies have been put on the no-fly list, and it's almost impossible to get them off.

The Department of Homeland Security can put anyone they want on the terror list.

Disagree with Preident Obama, bam, you're on the list.

Are you a veteran, bam, you're on the list.

Write letters to your local newspaper that aren't politically correct, bam, you're on the list.

You get the picture. This gives entirely too much power to corrupt bureaucrats.

Ann Westcott, Surfside Beach

This story was originally published June 24, 2016 at 1:43 PM with the headline "Terror watch list due process concerns are real."

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