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So who requested and who approved of releasing this mess?
Wait, are you that guy!?
For the love of god, stop trolling.
This being a criminals playbook…I still don’t think it’s any thing to worry about. I NEVER said it WASNT concerning or illegal or f***ed up. Typical you. The only ppl in this f***in state that have reviewed that database is gun owners on here and now ppl’s shit is being posted here! That is f***ed up beyond belief!Before you get any further, here's an article by a pro-2A website that references a FOIA request approved in July of 2022 for this data:
Analysis: What Massachusetts Gun Sales Data Tells Us About How and Why Americans Buy Guns
Since the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, and the proposed “assault weapons” ban passed by the US House of Representatives earlier this year, gun researchers have noted a…thereload.com
This data has been around since July 2022! If anything, it shows that anti-gunners are liers!
The state released the data with a user id not linked to any name. What it did enable was grouping of EFA-10 transactions between users - so if you knew who bought a Webley-Fosbury in a reported transaction, you could get a list of all transactions, grouped by user, of all persons whose transaction included such a gun.
Two things
I am 1000% convinced it was all on purpose. They will try to do the "oops our bad". We will see.
The problem is it's way too easy to correlate those user IDs to a real person, or their online persona. If you know a dude IRL or on NES who owns guns you can basically peek into his safe with this.
Just to be clear: Individual ID number in the datasets is not the same one as one's License Number
the state could not possibly care less that they are breaking the law.
New AG just announced the creation of a new ‘Office of Gun Safety Enforcement’ to crack down law bidding gun owners. No comment on criminals who are not concerned with gun safety.
Ok, I'll behave
As in today? Not a coincidence if so
COMM2A has received redacted dumps of LTC data. While I cannot speak to the motivation, I can observe that none of the dumps we received included the userid field.
He's making the point about how dangerous it is. If any of us chumps can figure out stuff like that just by looking at a file, someone with programming skills can use it to "map" gun owners. Especially if the data is crossed with other public records.
What that dude did was more than just trolling. I know it’s public for everybody to see but that is inexcusable. All kidding aside I wish I really could quantify my statement and find out how many have actually accessed that database. I would bet my pension more NES members have accessed it than regular folk since it’s been public. Just my opinion.
The next oops will be the rest of it .
Posting other peoples property in a public forum, Especially what kind of property it is…it’s not making a point on how easy it is. It’s f***ed up. I completely disagree
So first you accused everyone here of overreacting to this, now you're pissed because someone (multiple people actually) actually used the data in a boring way to demonstrate the danger? Which is it?
"As she did during her campaign, Campbell did not shy away from her life story, including her father being sent to prison for eight years and her twin brother Andre Campbell dying in police custody. A second brother is in custody facing rape charges."
Andrea Campbell sworn in as Massachusetts attorney general, first Black woman in the post
Campbell, who was also the first Black woman to serve as president of the Boston City Council, ran through a handful of her priorities.www.boston.com
If by “private sector” you mean the media, then I agree with you.
