Legal loopholes make far right greater challenge in US
The growth of the far right in the United States is one of the most prominent emerging challenges at the level of security and social peace.
This challenge forced the authorities to
develop different patterns to face potential risks in this context.
Official agencies in Washington have become
aware of the dangers that far-right violence will bring in parallel with the Takfiri
current and the threat it poses to security.
However, the American society has a special
nature, one that made these threats acquire large proportions.
Constitutional crises
The US Constitution gives citizens the right
to own weapons to defend themselves against risks.
The wording of these legal articles is
associated with a historical period related to crises specific to the country.
Nonetheless, with the passage of time and the
easing of some crises versus other crises with increasing risks, the American
challenge is now related to its ability to adapt laws to emerging difficulties.
The possession of weapons represents an
additional variable of the security challenge in the country and the extent of
the ability granted to the agencies to undermine the far right, as freely
circulating personal and legal weapons continue to increase the risk of far-right
activities in the country and are also likely to be employed in the activities
of takfiris.
Professor of political sociology at the
American University in Cairo, Saeed Sadek, said US authorities should consider
amending the articles of the Constitution related to gun ownership to be able
to confront violence and extremism before the crisis worsens.
"The weapons available in the hands of
people make it easier for them to commit crimes under the weight of ideological
ideas or even mental disorders," Sadek told The Reference.
"Therefore, changing these laws and
tightening them remains a fundamental necessity to confront violence," he
added in an interview.
