The Department of Agriculture is demanding states hand over personal data of food assistance recipients — including Social Security numbers, addresses and, in at least one state, citizenship status, according to emails shared with NPR by an official who was not allowed to speak publicly.

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    Several states require firearm registration, as does the fed for certain types of firearms.

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      That’s an interesting way of spelling, “no.”

      Most states do not require firearms registration. There’s a handful that explicitly prohibit it. As far as states that have a general firearms registration is concerned, it’s limited to Hawaii and DC, so sure… you’ll get some people on a list there.

      CA, CT, NY - there’s only a registry for certain types, not all.

      There’s also no federal firearms registry whatsoever.

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        All they have to do is grab a copy of the NRA membership roster and mandate that gun stores turn over sales records for purchases of guns or ammunition.

        I guarantee they can get you on a list pretty quick if they want to.

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        That’s an interesting way of spelling, “no.”

        But the answer isn’t “no”. There are lists. That’s what the registry is. It’s a literal list of people who own firearms.