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Normally the NSA and it's supporters freak out over any registration of guns with the government. They say it can be used to target gun owners by an unscrupulous government. It could be used to seize guns. It can be used to make criminals, terrorists, or to easily get warrants to search their property for no real criminal cause.
Now we find out the NSA is storing information in a huge database that contains things like search histories and contact information. How hard do they need to search that database to find people who regularly browse gun sites and get a FISA court to declare them terrorists or national security threats? How far do they need to go to search through contacts to find you talked to or communicated with notorious gun sellers? If you buy equipment for your gun online how far do they need to find out you did that? For that matter how far do they need to go to find out you admitted to your new gun purchase in some forum somewhere?
It begs the question of why the NRA and the pro-gun people are not freaking out about this information being at the fingertips of the gun grabbers to use against you at any moment they chose? Being many of the people around here probably browse any number of gun information sites, how much further do they need to go to find out you are a gun fan? Why worry about registration when they can easily get information about your browsing history, contacts, credit card purchases, periodical subscriptions, and make a case for a FISA court warrant for your arrest as a terrorist and the seizure of your weapons? If you think you are a threat to their power do you actually think they will overlook you?
Now we find out the NSA is storing information in a huge database that contains things like search histories and contact information. How hard do they need to search that database to find people who regularly browse gun sites and get a FISA court to declare them terrorists or national security threats? How far do they need to go to search through contacts to find you talked to or communicated with notorious gun sellers? If you buy equipment for your gun online how far do they need to find out you did that? For that matter how far do they need to go to find out you admitted to your new gun purchase in some forum somewhere?
It begs the question of why the NRA and the pro-gun people are not freaking out about this information being at the fingertips of the gun grabbers to use against you at any moment they chose? Being many of the people around here probably browse any number of gun information sites, how much further do they need to go to find out you are a gun fan? Why worry about registration when they can easily get information about your browsing history, contacts, credit card purchases, periodical subscriptions, and make a case for a FISA court warrant for your arrest as a terrorist and the seizure of your weapons? If you think you are a threat to their power do you actually think they will overlook you?