Washington, D.C. – New revelations confirm that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) has been utilizing facial recognition technology to identify gun owners, sparking alarm among civil liberties advocates and Second Amendment supporters.
The controversy resurfaced following the July 13, 2024, attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania. Shortly after, an FBI preliminary report released by Senator Ron Johnson revealed that law enforcement sent photos of the shooter, Thomas Matthew Crooks, to the ATF for facial recognition purposes. This revelation has led to renewed scrutiny of the agency’s involvement in biometric surveillance.
ATF’s Facial Recognition Program Exposed
According to a 2021 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, the ATF has access to various facial recognition systems, including Clearview AI, Vigilant Solutions, and databases maintained by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. These systems allow authorities to compare facial images against a database of billions of online photos, including images scraped from social media, news sites, and mugshot databases.
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