Critics: Terrorists Manipulate Loopholes in U.S. Gun Laws

By Deborah Amos

Published November 15, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Though the Bush administration has altered many laws to help its war on terrorism, the nation's gun laws remain unchanged. Some critics express concern that terrorists are finding it too easy to exploit loopholes in the system and get their hands on guns. NPR's Deborah Amos reports.

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