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S.1959 Could Prohibit Gun-Ownership for many Americans
by Stan Roberts Wednesday, Jan. 09, 2008 at 11:31 AM

“The Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act." The Thought Crime Bill

If passed, S.1959 will create a powerful “new government commission” that will investigate and report to the U.S. Government which Americans and organizations are “idealistically based toward Violence”, might or do support "Violent Radicalization; or Homegrown Terrorism.

It should be expected that organizations and U.S. Citizens “Reported” by this “S.1959 government commission” as being “idealistically based toward Violence” or "Violent Radicalization”—will not be allowed to own firearms—in the name of “Public Safety.”

After S.1959 is passed, what elected Representative would dare defend an organization or individual alleged by this “government commission” to be
“Idealistically based toward Violence” or "Violent Radicalization?”

S.1959 Could Prohibit Gun-Ownership for many Americans
by Bill Johnson Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 at 3:11 AM

Could one imagine otherwise, that if the U.S. Government charged an organization or Citizen with being “Idealistically based toward Violence” or supported "Violent Radicalization”— why would the Government allow those persons to purchase firearms? That would be a contradiction why the “commission” is going to be created--to “research, investigate and recommend to the Government” how to preempt and stop violence—even when someone might or could be thinking about it. “Might or could be thinking about it” is one of S.1959’s many problems, i.e. “The Thought crime bill.”