”, Online) What makes the terrorists so fearsome? Their weapons of course…Terrorists have access to many horrible weapons such as bombs, guns, viruses, and chemicals. “As noted in Bruce Hoffman's "Responding to Terrorism Across the Technological Spectrum" (a paper presented at the U.S. Army War College's Fifth Annual Strategy Conference, in 1994), bombings have accounted for nearly half of all international terrorist attacks over the last twenty-five years.” “The raw materials for both chemical and biological weapons can be easily purchased on open, gray, or black markets. Moreover, terrorist groups either have technically trained members with sufficient knowledge of chemistry and laboratory procedures to manufacture such weapons or the money to hire them.” (“The Rise of Terrorism”) “…Two weeks later, the nation recoiled from yet another violent attack, as gunman Colin Ferguson shot and killed six passengers on a Long Island Rail Road commuter train outside NYC. Following the attack, the President called for tougher laws and licensing and a ban on assault weapons. In the wake of mass murder and the passage of the Brady Bill, gun sales soared around the country as citizens raced to buy firearms before the new waiting limit took effect.” (“To Stop the Slaughter” TIME Annual 1993 116)“In view of the fact that attacks by terrorist groups have become increasingly lethal over recent years, it is wise to plan for a continuing trend towards massive car and truck bombings in crowded city areas, and "spectacular" terrorist attacks, for example on civil aviation, airport facilities or military or diplomatic facilities, designed to capture maximum attention from the mass media, to cause maximum shock and outrage and to effect some terrorist demands.” (“No.53”)Are teenagers with guns considered to be terrorists? They hurt the innocent, and in most c...
