Are The Feds Buying Gun Data On Private Citizens Without A Warrant? 

Submitted by Gun Owners of America,

The Biden Administration has shown time and time again how they weaponize federal law enforcement agencies against gun owners.

A recent report by the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security highlighted how several DHS component agencies, including the Secret Service, bought Americans' phone location data without a court order.

Several other agencies, including the IRS, FBI, and the Defense Intelligence Agency, also admitted to using data brokers to sidestep American's Fourth Amendment rights.

Did you know companies and the government can BUY gun owner information?🤯

Are you a 20-something? 70+? Female? Democrat? Do you live in NY or TX? What gun range do you go to?

All of this information AND MORE is available online, and it's not as expensive as you'd think.😡 pic.twitter.com/T7WCzReV9i

— Gun Owners of America (@GunOwners) February 13, 2024

Under normal circumstances, a Judge would need to issue a warrant to collect this kind of data, but in this case, private companies act as a middleman between your data and the government by scraping anywhere that personal data is publicly available. Government lawyers have decided that the Fourth Amendment does not apply to Americans' personal data — if the government buys it from data brokers.

Using the same quasi-legal methods used to obtain phone location data, federal law enforcement agencies may have already targeted gun owners by purchasing email lists and data sets that contain location, name, and other personal information from data brokers.

Several sites promote their extensive list of "Shooting Fanatics," "Concealed carry licensed gun owners," and even "New York City Gun Owners"! These lists are perfect targets for an administration focused on attacking the individual right to keep and bear arms.

With these lists, the Biden Administration's law enforcement agencies could purchase and misuse the personal information of millions of gun owners without a single warrant or court order.

It is crucial to close the Section 702 FISA loophole that allows Federal agencies to collect this data on American gun ownership without a warrant. By allowing agencies to buy sensitive information rather than following the judicial process, it makes mockery of the constitutional promise of protection against unreasonable search and seizures. 

That is why Gun Owners of America encourages all members of Congress to sign onto Rep. Davidson's bills ending this warrantless surveillance. Over 30 House Representatives have already signed a letter urging leadership to close this loophole.

Gun Owners of America endorses Representative Warren Davidson's Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act and the Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign Surveillance Act. Congress must act to protect Americans' Second and Fourth Amendment rights.

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