Feds: San Bernardino Couple May Have Plotted Massacre for Years
The San Bernardino couple responsible for the massacre that killed 14 people at a holiday party may have been planning an attack for years.
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FBI Director: Encrypted Communications ‘Big Problem’ in Fight Against Terrorism
Encrypted communications are making it difficult for federal investigators to detect terrorism, FBI Director James Comey told a Senate committee on Wednesday.
FBI: California Couple That Opened Fire at Holiday Party Were Radicalized ‘for Quite Some Time’
The California couple that opened fire at a holiday lunch party in San Bernardino “were radicalized and have been for quite some time,” an FBI official said.
North Carolina Official Proposes Ban on Gun Purchases for Suspected Terrorists
Congressional Republicans blocked an effort to prevent suspected terrorists on the federal government’s database from buying guns.
DHS Chief Plans to Launch Refined Terror Advisory System
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The terrorism advisory system is being modified to reflect a “new phase” in the global fight against extremism, DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson said Monday, the Washington Post reports. The current National Terrorism Advisory System, which was launched in 2011, has two levels – elevated throated and imminent threat. But Johnson, citing new…
President Obama Assures Americans That ‘Evolving’ Terrorism Threat Is Beatable
Speaking from the Oval Office for only the third time, President Obama told Americans that the U.S. is prepared to combat the “evolving” threat of terrorism.
U.S. on Pace for Record Number of Background Checks for Firearms This Year
So many Americans are buying guns that the FBI is on track for a record number of firearm background checks this year.
Terrorism Nearly Impossible to Stop in U.S., Says House Homeland Security Chairman
House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul said Sunday that the U.S. cannot completely eradicate terrorism in this country, as evidenced by the attack in California last week that killed 14 people.