Posted on Oct 3, 2016
WSJ: Federal agents once ‘persuaded’ police officers to scan license plates of gun show customers...
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INFO: I tried to cite the Wall Street Journal as the original source but they require a subscription in order to read the entire article online. My apologies to all Blaze Haters. Also, if ICE wanted information on gun smuggling into Mexico, they should just call Eric Holder and his brilliant team that created Operation Fast and Furious--they're the masters at running guns.
REPORT: Critics such as Mr. Pratt say using the technology for gun shows is illegal in any case because of the firearm owners act, which bans the government from creating records of gun buyers except temporarily for background checks.
The Journal obtained, through a request under the Freedom of Information Act, internal ICE emails showing agents in 2010 targeted a gun show called Crossroads of the West in Del Mar, Calif.
More than half of the pages provided by the agency were completely redacted, or blacked out; others have large sections redacted, apparently to keep secret how the surveillance was undertaken.
In an email titled “Request for Assistance,” an ICE investigator wrote, “We would like to see if you can support an outbound guns/ammo operation on (redacted) at the Crossroads (Del Mar) Gun Show. We would like to deploy license plate readers.” The email, whose sender and recipient are redacted, includes a large section of operational details that are also redacted.
REPORT: Critics such as Mr. Pratt say using the technology for gun shows is illegal in any case because of the firearm owners act, which bans the government from creating records of gun buyers except temporarily for background checks.
The Journal obtained, through a request under the Freedom of Information Act, internal ICE emails showing agents in 2010 targeted a gun show called Crossroads of the West in Del Mar, Calif.
More than half of the pages provided by the agency were completely redacted, or blacked out; others have large sections redacted, apparently to keep secret how the surveillance was undertaken.
In an email titled “Request for Assistance,” an ICE investigator wrote, “We would like to see if you can support an outbound guns/ammo operation on (redacted) at the Crossroads (Del Mar) Gun Show. We would like to deploy license plate readers.” The email, whose sender and recipient are redacted, includes a large section of operational details that are also redacted.
WSJ: Federal agents once ‘persuaded’ police officers to scan license plates of gun show customers...
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Funny thing happened on a recent trip from Alabama to Colorado. Was on I-40 headed West to Colorado (home) and for most of the afternoon and evening myself and another car that looked like mine would cross paths. Well it started to get dark and we crossed paths one last time, and the other drive blew past me, and then about 10 minutes later, a trooper came up behind (no Lights), apparently read my plates and took off again. several miles down the road, the other car that looked like mine was on the side with the trooper, getting a ticket.
I guess it was a good thing I was too tired to drive fast.
I guess it was a good thing I was too tired to drive fast.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS The license plate reader technology is a great tool to law enforcement. The department loads the list of vehicles they are looking for into the system and the system scans vehicles while the police officer patrols his/her assigned area. There have been several valid arrest made using this technology.
Like any technology, there is always the possibility for abuse. I recall cases where some local police were using this to capture and record the license plates in areas with adult entertainment and known prostitution areas, until they caught some city councilmen who were "just checking out the areas". Bottom line, any technology can be misused.
Like any technology, there is always the possibility for abuse. I recall cases where some local police were using this to capture and record the license plates in areas with adult entertainment and known prostitution areas, until they caught some city councilmen who were "just checking out the areas". Bottom line, any technology can be misused.
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While I am all for locking up criminals CPO Andy Carrillo, MS, I do believe license plate readers should be declared unconstitutional.
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