Terror Suspects on federal watch lists have been able to legally obtain firearms, U.S. report finds. At least 44 times from February 2004 to June, people whom the F.B.I. regards as known or suspected members of terrorist groups sought permission to buy or carry a gun. In all but nine cases, officials allowed the applications to proceed, according to the report. FBI officials say that privacy policies concerning gun ownership have made tracking exactly who is buying what very difficult. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales defends the practice of “extraordinary rendition””]