Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Primary reason registration is a bad idea [View all]Sekhmets Daughter
(7,515 posts)Because computers, the internet, hackers and the Patriot Act have made all of those records so secure. Here in FL all anyone needs is a name, license number and just a bit of personal information to obtain the driving record of any licensed driver. You can go to a web site and find out what your neighbors paid in property taxes, or whether they have even paid them and all you need for that is an address. Your internet purchases and usage are tracked and stored in vast data banks by providers who readily give up their information to any government agency that asks. Cell phone service providers perform regular dumps for police departments. For all practical purposes, there is no privacy in modern life. My son laughed at me when I was outraged by the targeted advertising sent my way based on my most recent purchases. imagine my surprise when I recently, and for the first time, Googled my own name and found a record of a political donation I had made. The privacy rights of gun owners, however, are supposed to be sacrosanct? Before I buy into that, I'd like to see the simple things I used to be able to count on as being private returned to that status.