Do You go to Gun Shows? If so, Big Brother May be Monitoring You

By Beth Baumann

If you’re like me, going to a gun show is a great way to spend a Saturday. You get to pick up ammo, awe over antique firearms and meet like-minded individuals.

There may be a new downside though: the federal government is now encouraging local police departments to scan license plates to learn more about who attends these gun shows.

Back in 2010, California law enforcement agencies in the San Diego suburb of Del Mar began doing this to try and track gun smugglers crossing the border from Mexico. According to these agencies, this tactic makes it easier to track illegal activities that are otherwise difficult to pinpoint.

The bigger problem: This tactic is an invasion of privacy for legal, law-abiding gun owners. There’s a real concern that government agencies are tracking and storing information on individuals to learn buying patterns and behaviors.

“Information on law-abiding gun owners ends up getting recorded, stored, and registered, which is a violation of the 1986 Firearm Owners Protection Act and of the Second Amendment,” said Erich Pratt, executive director of Gun Owners of America.

Although these tactics are considered to be useful for the protection of the general public, it is also considered an invasion of …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms