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At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm owners to elect pro-gun politicians.

By @coreygjohnson.bsky.social (Published Oct. 2024)

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm…

Gun Companies Gave Customers’ Sensitive Personal Information to Political Operatives

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over names, addresses and other data to lobbyists, who used the details to rally firearm…

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  4. dawgsrool.bsky.social profile picture

    Dawgsrool @dawgsrool.bsky.social

    The current guy in the WH/hospital receiving dialysis wouldn't know how to shoot a tin can in the backyard. But sure, he's a tough guy to rally behind.

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  7. chipcroft.bsky.social profile picture

    @chipcroft.bsky.social

    Of course because IT IS ABOUT THE GUNS! Trying to sell more to keep us on top of the world in gun deaths!

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  11. katpic57.bsky.social profile picture

    Kat Denise @katpic57.bsky.social

    They’ve conspired to put their profits over the lives of children. This s/be illegal. oc these days in the land w/o law & order what difference does it make what’s legal vs illegal! This #WH, #SCOTUS & #GOP Congress do whatever the hell they want — primarily amass power & stuff their pockets. 🚩

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  13. castillomc911.bsky.social profile picture

    @castillomc911.bsky.social

    I'm sure those gun companies and politicians have done a study to find out what ratio of dollar to human life is an acceptable ROI, a reporter should ask all of them that question,

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  19. gpadini.bsky.social profile picture

    Luigi V @gpadini.bsky.social

    Where is the Second Amendment militia? Wasn’t this the time when they were going to stand tall and protect a free democracy? Has the Second Amendment proved to be outdated?

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  20. oceangirl99.bsky.social profile picture

    @oceangirl99.bsky.social

    Wow. Corruption runs through all layers of society - and probably has for a while. How are we ever going to get out of this mess?

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  26. fredianibud64.bsky.social profile picture

    @fredianibud64.bsky.social

    all that needs to be done is a psychological background check before a sale of a firearm is granted. purchasers get the background check done and present it to the seller. and i don’t mean just a quickie. i mean a thorough psychological check. that eliminates recreational sales.

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  30. dianapowers.bsky.social profile picture

    Diana Powers @dianapowers.bsky.social

    So the gun companies gathering customer data to weaponize into a political force stands as a precursor to what DOGE and Palantir want to do with everyone's data. Our data is in the hands of anti-democracy forces.

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  34. themadshepherd.bsky.social profile picture

    Mad Shepherd @themadshepherd.bsky.social

    Big data is big business. Banks share our data with each other on a regular basis. Other companies package what they collect and sell it. Every time you sign up for some shit online, you’re giving away a piece of your PII, and brokers sell it to any rando for only a few beans.

    Gun co.’s are evil.

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  35. pa-painter.bsky.social profile picture

    DianeDonati.com @pa-painter.bsky.social

    Speaking of gun manufacturers, I would love to learn the specific model & manufacturer of every assault weapon used when reporting a mass shooting. Let’s start connecting the dots to who’s making a profit off of these murders.

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  36. therealandykrumm.bsky.social profile picture

    Andy @therealandykrumm.bsky.social

    I mean isn’t this just standard business mailing list marketing stuff that every industry does? I don’t think this is necessarily nefarious unless I’m missing something.

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  39. nachyocheese.bsky.social profile picture

    @nachyocheese.bsky.social

    "The data given to Cambridge included 20 years of gun owners’ warranty card information as well as a separate database of customers from Cabela’s, a sporting goods retailer with approximately 70 stores in the U.S. and Canada."

    Cambridge Analytica = Russia

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  41. theredterra.bsky.social profile picture

    The Red Terra @theredterra.bsky.social

    They don’t care about their privacy rights, they don’t care about their right to vote, they don’t care that their government has collapsed into dictatorship, they only care that they have the right to shoot their neighbors and people of color.

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  48. lettyhoan.bsky.social profile picture

    @lettyhoan.bsky.social

    Not surprising! If they want to stay in business they must elect pro guns politicians

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  52. jaespy.bsky.social profile picture

    Julie @jaespy.bsky.social

    Disgusting. They rather continue allowing children to be traumatized or killed to keep their sales high.

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  58. 2change.bsky.social profile picture

    @2change.bsky.social

    No surprise here. Corruption and money elects. Killing innocent children is incidental.

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  62. strawber1.bsky.social profile picture

    StrawbRawry @strawber1.bsky.social

    so there has been databases of gun owners and it's in the hands of a political party instead of public health professionals, astounding times we live in

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  63. gza100.bsky.social profile picture

    GZA100 @gza100.bsky.social

    It is a sick sick situation we have with the gun cartel in this country. Corrupt and deadly with no laws to protect the American people from this industry with no morals who bribe politicians with o morals to do their bidding.

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  66. bigtentsocialist.bsky.social profile picture

    BTS @bigtentsocialist.bsky.social

    How did we not know these businesses had customer information? I would have subpoenaed those lists immediately to audit compliance with background checks.

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  69. dropthedeadweight.bsky.social profile picture

    J Keizer @dropthedeadweight.bsky.social

    Here’s the irony, at least for myself. I bought my first hand gun for protection of where we moved to last year! (very red and not afraid to take action) And the 25 yrs I’ve been out trail running with wild creatures? NEVER did I feel the need to carry!

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  75. fight-evil-read.bsky.social profile picture

    @fight-evil-read.bsky.social

    Not a surprise the NRA did that too, I remember when I purchased a shotgun and the NRA called asking who I was voting for because Obama wanted to take away our guns. I stated did he say that?, the guy almost lost his mind.

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  78. mandyterry.bsky.social profile picture

    ✌🏽 Mandy ☮️ @mandyterry.bsky.social

    Yeah they duped a lot of people this way right here in Appalachia. They all believed and still believe Democrats are going to come take their guns or make it illegal to even own any firearm. Listen not in your lifetime Papas so fucking cool it. Lol.

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