Can The Government Unmask Gun Owners?

[Smokepole]

Can The Government Unmask Gun Owners?

By Frank Miniter
America's 1st freedom
July 17th. 2017

Imagine this scenario. You get up one morning, make your coffee and check the news. You find that an online feature article in a big, urban newspaper in your state is nothing but a one-sided, ignorant attack on your right to bear arms. In this case the article is focused on attacking a local firearms manufacturer, but it also impugns your Second Amendment rights.

Okay, that’s not so unusual, but this time you’ve either worked at that company or know someone who does, so you decide to respond with the facts. You go into the comment section below the article and soberly show the journalist where they went wrong.

Now you feel good about yourself. You’ve spoken up for your freedom and kept your head about it. You used a screen name, so it was an anonymous debate, as is your right. You only hope that your factual response makes the journalist think. But later you hear the Department of Justice (DOJ) is pressuring the newspaper to give them your IP address, because they want to talk to you. Can they do this?

Yes, said a court.

[kryl]

Do they think that Obozo, or even Smush, is still in charge?

[CircuitRider]

Do they think that Obozo, or even Smush, is still in charge?

Somewhere behind this comment, there must be a point being made.

[solarguy]

If the federal government takes an interest in you, they can pull up your database and tell you when you last purchased underwear, what brand it was and how many you bought.

Before Snowden was a guy named William Binney who designed a program called Stellar Wind for the NSA. It was originally designed to gather data on the Soviet Union down to very small, very granular data on individuals, and then produce complex, robust files on individuals. Then the NSA built a new division and used that tool domestically. Now they collect everything on everybody in the whole world. This is a very slight exaggeration. Don't believe me? Go watch the video, 8 minutes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9-3K3rkPRE&t=290s



There are much longer versions, and newer versions. The more your find out from William Binney, the more horrifying it gets.