In response to a ProPublica investigation, Sen. Richard Blumenthal demanded answers from the gun industry about its “covert program” to collect information on gun owners for political purposes.
  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    16·
    22 days ago

    It’s not just gun manufacturers, it’s gun retailers as well. Super easy to be put on a Pro-Trump list if you buy anything firearm related online.

    And it’s nothing new! Probably 40 years ago now I bought a knife out of one of my dad’s catalogs, started getting mailings from the NRA.

  • SeaJ@lemm.ee
    7·
    22 days ago

    Odd that Republicans don’t seem to care about being on a list of gun owners.

  • solrize@lemmy.world
    4·
    22 days ago

    Excerpt:

    In a letter sent to the National Shooting Sports Foundation on Tuesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., questioned the legality of the “covert program” in which firearms manufacturers for years shared sensitive customer information with political operatives.