Atf collects information on every gun owner in america!

[Bills Guns]

Just more of the common place reprehensible, unconstitutional garbage from the Obama administration you'd expect. A report from earlier this month has shown that the ATF/BATFE (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) is storing information about gun owners. The ATF is the government arm in charge of licensing gun dealers to be able to sell firearms. Every time a customer purchases a firearm from a FFL they are required to fill a form out. This form has personally identifiable information on it such as name, address and SSN. The US Government was never, ever, under any circumstance supposed to keep or store this information about gun owners.





A recent report seems to indicate that this is not the case! The ATF and the US Government under President Barrack Obama continue to trample on our rights and show their complete disregard for the US Constitution. The Government Accountability Office has released a report showing that the government is indeed collecting this information. You can view the report in its entirety right here.


The report is just another damning notch on the governments record regarding our rights under the Supreme Leader Obama. In part the audit reads

Of the 4 data systems, 2 fully comply and 2 did not always comply with the appropriations act restriction prohibiting consolidation or centralization of FFL records. ATF addressed these compliance issues during the course of GAO's review. ATF also does not consistently adhere to its policies. Specifically:


OBRIS complies with the restriction and adheres to policy.


A2K for in-business FFL records complies with the restriction. A2K for out-of-business FFL records did not comply with the restriction because ATF maintained these data on a single server at ATF. Thus, ATF deleted the records in March 2016. In addition, ATF policy does not specify how, if at all, FFLs may use A2K records to meet out-of-business record submission requirements. Such guidance would help ensure they submit such records.


FRNP generally complies with the restriction. However, a 2007 through 2009 program using FRNP did not comply. ATF cancelled this program in 2009 and deleted the related data in March 2016. Also, a technical defect allows ATF agents to access FRNP data—including purchaser data—beyond what ATF policy permits. Aligning system capability with ATF policy would ensure that firearms purchaser data are only provided to those with a need to know.


MS complies with the restriction, but ATF inconsistently adheres to its policy when deleting MS records. Specifically, until May 2016, MS contained over 10,000 names that were not consistently deleted within the required 2 years. Aligning the MS deletion policy with the timing of deletions could help ATF maintain only useful MS purchaser data and safeguard privacy.

Now there are some Obama sympathizers among us that think this may just be an oversight, but you should know the Director of the ATF is on the record stating he wants to see more information collected about gun owners! From CBS Morning News

Yet, Brandon says, not having the database hurts. Indeed, after the San Bernardino shootings, it took 12 hours to find out who owned the guns used in the attack. He says a computer database would have helped, and adds that not having one simply doesn't make sense.


"There's a lot of things that don't make sense in this town, you know?" Brandon tells Schlesinger. "And, so, yeah, would it be efficient and effective? Absolutely. Would the taxpayers benefit with public safety? Absolutely. Are we allowed to do it? No."

Once again the government is using the guise of safety and protection (something they fail to provide to its citizens daily where its needed) to strip away the rights of millions of law abiding American citizens.


Just remember all this come November. Your vote can make a difference and it can save our second amendment rights from being abolished!


Fox News report on this matter: Report: ATF illegally stockpiling information on gun owners

 

[Randy (OHGO)]

it's sad that people that are in charge of enforcing the law are the ones breaking it