Homeland Security Will Track Fertilizer Buyers -- The Danger RoomThe Department of Homeland Security has proposed new regulations that would make it harder to buy ammonium nitrate -- an agricultural fertilizer that can be used as a bomb-making ingredient.
In a notice issued late last month, the department proposed new rules that would tighten restrictions on the sale of ammonium nitrate. Among other things, the regulations would require prospective buyers to apply for registration numbers from Homeland Security; the department will also run terrorist screening database checks on all prospective registrants.
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My Comment: This is long overdue.