Obtain an explosives permit. In 91 of the cases this is not me, this is the gao, 2,043 separate occasions, those known or suspected terrorists were suszful in pass passing a background check. What can be done about this . Well, senator, we do now is if someone on the watch list purchases or attempts to purchase a firearm, an immediate alert is sent to the agents who are the source of the suspicious about that individual, so they can incorporate that information into the investigation. Its a little bit challenge for us because noknown or summited means it hasnt been adjudicated. Its somebody were investigating, so we dont want to lower our investigation. Let me say this. In 2007, the braigss Justice Department drafted legislation to close what is a gap and prevent a known or suspected terrorist from buying a gun or explosive in this countyry. In 2009, attorney general holder expressed the obama administrations support for the legislation. And i introduced similar legislation in the sena
According to the official results of the referendum it was what . 98 support for seceding and becoming part of russia and that was during a time when the russian army occupied crimea. And so it was not a free and Fair Election. But im prepared to believe that had it been a free and Fair Election in crimea at that time over half would have said the same thing. I would agree. There is clearly discontent in that part of ukraine. I would just like to add that this is spoken of a fan of usia in the past. I think it shows the effect particularly among the russian speakers who depend on Russian Television in those areas as a source of information in their view of the world is a constant 24 hour of russian information policies. The effect of television particularly monopoly television and the fact that as the crisis started there was almost nothing comparable to the organized innovation information transmission that was going on in that part which was voluntarily chosen. Its possible to get ra
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To people on the front line . Thank you, and can i also give my deepest sympathies to members of his family. The Prime Minister has written to all of the households in this country setting out clearly the task thatis country setting out clearly the task that is before everyone. We see on the news the difficult scenes in other European Countries like italy for example, and the deaths that we are reporting daily in these press conferences are reporting daily in these press c0 nfe re nces a re are reporting daily in these press conferences are very sobering. Every death is a tragedy. We dont want to see any unnecessary death so what the Prime Minister has said in that letter is we all have the power to influence events in respect of this virus. If we want to help the nhs to be able to have the capacity to continue to perform the good Quality Public Service we all wanted to do throughout the course of the virus, then we need to take heed of the medical advice. We do need to stay at home. B