National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism
Strategic Goal 2.1: Strengthen domestic terrorism prevention
resources and services.
While those who break the law in furtherance of domestic terrorism must face investigation
and prosecution for their crimes, it is equally important that the Federal Government engage
in efforts to prevent individuals from being drawn into the grip of domestic terrorism in the
first instance. That means reducing both supply and demand of recruitment materials by
limiting widespread availability online and bolstering resilience to it by those who nonetheless
encounter it, among other measures. It also means reducing access to assault weapons and
high–capacity magazines and enforcing legal prohibitions that keep firearms out of dangerous
hands. Such prevention efforts must be pursued while safeguarding civil rights and civil
liberties, including privacy protections, and while avoiding discrimination, bias,
and stereotyping.