But can a person be denied constitutional rights, not based on a past criminal conviction or even a restraining order issued in court under a “preponderance of the evidence” standard, but based just on the government’s suspicion? The Feinstein proposal would have provided that the government could bar gun sales to a person if two conditions were met:

• 1. “the Attorney General” “determines that the [buyer] is known (or appropriately suspected)” to have been involved in terrorism-related conduct “or providing material support support or resources for terrorism,” and
  2. if the Attorney General “has a reasonable belief that the [buyer] may use a firearm in connection with terrorism.”

DispositionMatrix wrote:"Can Americans be denied Second Amendment rights because the Attorney General suspects they’re terrorists?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/vol ... errorists/

But can a person be denied constitutional rights, not based on a past criminal conviction or even a restraining order issued in court under a “preponderance of the evidence” standard, but based just on the government’s suspicion? The Feinstein proposal would have provided that the government could bar gun sales to a person if two conditions were met:

• 1. “the Attorney General” “determines that the [buyer] is known (or appropriately suspected)” to have been involved in terrorism-related conduct “or providing material support support or resources for terrorism,” and
  2. if the Attorney General “has a reasonable belief that the [buyer] may use a firearm in connection with terrorism.”

hoosier8 wrote:

DispositionMatrix wrote:"Can Americans be denied Second Amendment rights because the Attorney General suspects they’re terrorists?"
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/vol ... errorists/

But can a person be denied constitutional rights, not based on a past criminal conviction or even a restraining order issued in court under a “preponderance of the evidence” standard, but based just on the government’s suspicion? The Feinstein proposal would have provided that the government could bar gun sales to a person if two conditions were met:

• 1. “the Attorney General” “determines that the [buyer] is known (or appropriately suspected)” to have been involved in terrorism-related conduct “or providing material support support or resources for terrorism,” and
  2. if the Attorney General “has a reasonable belief that the [buyer] may use a firearm in connection with terrorism.”

'Reasonable belief' is ambiguous enough to include anyone the government wants to take guns from.