Why does NRA allow guns for terrorists?

By David Wheeler

Updated 0441 GMT (1241 HKT) December 3, 2015

Police officers stand guard as they investigate a suspicious vehicle in Redlands, California, on Wednesday, December 2, after a mass shooting in nearby San Bernardino in which 14 people died and 21 were injured. The shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center, where employees with the county health department were attending a holiday event. The two shooters -- Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik -- were fatally shot in a gun battle with police hours after the initial incident. Farook worked for the county health department.
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Police officers stand guard as they investigate a suspicious vehicle in Redlands, California, on Wednesday, December 2, after a mass shooting in nearby San Bernardino in which 14 people died and 21 were injured. The shooting took place at the Inland Regional Center, where employees with the county health department were attending a holiday event. The two shooters -- Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife, Tashfeen Malik -- were fatally shot in a gun battle with police hours after the initial incident. Farook worked for the county health department.
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A police officer places a marker along East San Bernardino Avenue, near where the shootout occurred.
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A police officer places a marker along East San Bernardino Avenue, near where the shootout occurred.
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Law enforcement officers search a residential area for suspects who fled after the shooting.
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Law enforcement officers search a residential area for suspects who fled after the shooting.
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Police search for the suspects in San Bernardino.
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Police search for the suspects in San Bernardino.
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The residential area was not far from where the shooting occurred.
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The residential area was not far from where the shooting occurred.
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Law enforcement officers search a neighborhood in San Bernardino.
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Law enforcement officers search a neighborhood in San Bernardino.
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A police officer loads his weapon while pursuing suspects.
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A police officer loads his weapon while pursuing suspects.
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A SWAT team mobilizes during the search.
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A SWAT team mobilizes during the search.
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People pray on the San Bernardino Golf Course, across the street from where the shooting took place.
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People pray on the San Bernardino Golf Course, across the street from where the shooting took place.
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Heavily armed law enforcement officers swarmed the area where the shooting occurred.
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Heavily armed law enforcement officers swarmed the area where the shooting occurred.
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People leave a community center after reuniting with friends and family in the aftermath of the shootings.
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People leave a community center after reuniting with friends and family in the aftermath of the shootings.
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A woman is comforted near the scene of the shooting.
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A woman is comforted near the scene of the shooting.
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A police helicopter hovers around the Inland Regional Center.
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A police helicopter hovers around the Inland Regional Center.
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Luis Gutierrez gets emotional as he talks about his wife who works in the facility and saw a gunman, according to Los Angeles Times photographer Marcus Yam.
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Luis Gutierrez gets emotional as he talks about his wife who works in the facility and saw a gunman, according to Los Angeles Times photographer Marcus Yam.
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Two women speak with a firefighter at a triage area near the scene.
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Two women speak with a firefighter at a triage area near the scene.
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Police stand guard outside of the emergency room at the Loma Linda University Medical Center, where some of the victims were being treated.
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Police stand guard outside of the emergency room at the Loma Linda University Medical Center, where some of the victims were being treated.
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