Only if the person who sold it to you rats you out.Do they know what you have if you haven’t filled out a 4473? Asking for a friend.
With a billion records it'll be all their entire army can do to comb through them to find out the original owners. Plus, I don't know how many 4473s I've had to fill out for pawn redemptions.
The comment about Russians was a reference to the movie Red Dawn. But I agree, managing a database that large and with records going back to 1968 and being able to find useful information would be a feat. I don’t have that much faith in the gov’t ability to keep track of that information. You’re right I’ve heard that US Citizens own anywhere between 300-600 million firearms. So, they may have a billion 4473s, but that doesn’t mean they have a billion firearms in a database. Plus, I can’t imagine how many times some of those firearms have changed hands, been destroyed, people have moved, etc.
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Bigger issues to worry about.
Well said. I say it all the time that voting is meaningless. Until Americans can grow a pair and use the 2A for why it’s for we will continue to lose our freedom.
So, a person who hasn't bought a firearm on a 4473 is on a list of known gun owners?
Asking for a friend.
Probably… given the amount of data collection that’s done through tracking our electronic devices, out retail purchase history, email/websites we visit, our movements and interestsc etc. So, it’s a pretty safe bet that some database has collected information that could inform someone about how likely we are to own a firearm. The reality is that it doesn’t have to be a formal list; you just have to have access to enough databases with personally identifiable information to connect the dots. Those databases are sold and traded just like any commodity.
One billion? I feel so insignificant. I've only got .0000025 % of those.
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Oh, I know. I've seen the movie a few times.
2,500 guns. I'd say you're doing pretty good.
