Note that the nature of these records is not described. It is estimated that there are just under 400 million firearms in the hands of civilians in the U.S., with an additional 40 million sold each year. The size of the AFT database could indicate that additional information is being collected. ? TN Editor

Representative Michael Cloud (R-TX) is raising awareness on a growing problem within America: The State's violation of God-given, natural rights to protect life, liberty, and property.

Representative Cloud made a recent appearance on NTD's Capitol Report and shared some alarming news about the encroachment of the federal government to monitor, track, record, and potentially act upon knowledge of gun sales and purchases. It seems obvious that in the wrong hands, information about gun ownership could quickly turn into a bloody mess. Would guns be outrageously taxed? Confiscated? To what end would they pursue goals of civilian disarmament?

There are no good intentions by the government if armed, pun intended, with any of this information. All we need to see is what happened in gun-free Australia and New Zealand to realize basic rights are all protected by the 2nd amendment. No 2A, no other rights. It is as simple as that.