Hey, thanks for finally getting around to this...
Your government on the move:
This Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) seeks comment on a recent amendment to the Homeland Security Act entitled the Secure Handling of Ammonium Nitrate. The amendment requires the Department of Homeland Security to "regulate the sale and transfer of ammonium nitrate by an ammonium nitrate facility to prevent the misappropriation or use of ammonium nitrate in an act of terrorism."
This is all well and good--but don't you think they should have done this years ago? Noah Schachtman explains:
Ammonium nitrate was used as an ingredient in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombings. More recently, fertilizer bombs have made an appearance in Iraq. The switch to homemade explosives, however, may be one sign that military-grade explosives have become harder for insurgents to come by.
I mean, come on people. Let's get on the ball here...
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