Sunday, March 30, 2025
Hacking Gun Registries--Has it Happened -When will it Happened is the Question ?
A bit of a forward from me-BPB on hacked information.
Most people don't pay attention to data breeches-I do to an extent as an example. When my land line rings with 5-6 spammers daily--30 plus spam emails-odd text on the cell number. I know my information is out again & so is yours!
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Hacking Gun Registries
From 2A defenders’ standpoint, gun registries have been a no-no as they pave an easy path to gun confiscation.
There is another issue; a digital file (and everything is now digitized) provides an inviting target for hackers. This was demonstrated last week, when SCOPE wrote about Israel’s gun registry being hacked by Iran - and you can be sure that Iran will not use that information for the benefit of Israeli gun owners.
As further evidence-
In 2012, an interactive map showing the names and addresses of all handgun permit holders in New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties was posted on a newspaper’s website. The map allows readers to zoom in on red dots that indicate which residents are licensed to own pistols or revolvers. That information could only come from a government registry.
And then there are government ‘oops’ moments.
In 2022, the California Department of Justice (DOJ)'s new Firearms Dashboard Portal was shut down after users realized their personal information, including full names, date of birth and addresses could be publicly accessed.
Gun control hackers now have an inviting new target.
Federal law and ATF regulations require a licensed firearms dealer (an FFL holder) to record various information when they receive a firearm and when they sell / transfer it. This is information about the firearm (serial number, manufacturer, etc.) and personal information (name, address, etc.)
These records must be available for ATF inspection during business hours.
To make things easier, there is online software that allows dealers to keep this information in an electronic book.
What could possibly go wrong with having every gun transaction on-line?
In addition, when the ATF inspects the FFL’s files, the FFL downloads the on line file to a thumb drive and the ATF agent leaves with that data; the bulk of the inspection happens back at the ATF office. Is the ATF destroying these thumb drive records at the conclusion of the compliance check or keeping the information, either on the thumb drive or downloaded it to a central directory? Is the ATF using this information as a short cut to creating a gun registry— in violation of 18 USC 926 (a)(3)?
Digitizing the information makes it easier for everyone involved: the FFL; the ATF; hackers; government gun registry creators.
Realistically, there is too much personal information already out-there in the digital universe. This creates even more targets for potential hackers and could be used directly against gun owners. The gun grabbers are a part of the political left and we have seen how the left reacts to things of which they don’t approve – like Elon Musk’s Tesla.
The Trump administration and ATF Director Patel need to ensure that the none of the information on the thumb drive is transferred to a permanent file and the thumb drive is destroyed after the inspection.
S.C.O.P.E. Shooters Committee On Political Education
https://scopeny2a.org/
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