Mxsmanic wrote:

Marco Leon writes:

As far as preventing terrorism, they are basing the background checks
on the TSA guidelines of 28 disqualifying factors.

What are the disqualifying factors?

Probably similar to those applied to commercial truck drivers who want to
haul hazardous materials:

http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages...v/akol/hme.htm

Include things like rape, murder, treason, sedition, firearms or explosives
violations, drug trafficing, immigration violations etc. etc. There is a
waiver process for some crimes that might have happened many years ago.