Liberty Park Press by Dave Workman November 29, 2022
In an effort led by Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, 18 state attorneys general are asking major shipping companies to clarify new policies allowing them to track firearm sales with unprecedented specificity and bypass warrant requirements to share that information with federal agencies.
In addition to requesting updated FFL-related shipping policies from the two companies, Knudsen asked them to clarify the following:
• Did UPS/FedEx enact these policies with the goal of information sharing with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) or any other federal agency;
• Did UPS/FedEx enact these policies at the request of officials in ATF, a different federal agency, or on its own initiative;
• If UPS/FedEx implemented these policies at the request of a federal agency, please identify that agency, the officials who made that request, the nature of that communication, and any legal authorization cited by those officials;
• If UPS/FedEx changed its policies on its own initiative, please explain why it made those changes;
• Did UPS/FedEx communicate or coordinate with each other in making these changes; and
• Did ATF or other federal agency employees help draft the updated shipping agreements?
In addition to Knudsen, state attorneys general from Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming signed one or both letters.
More:
https://www.libertyparkpress.com/18-state-ags-call-on-ups-fedex-to-clarify-gun-purchase-tracking-polices/
