06/17/2026
192,000 Gun Owners' Data Leaked – But the Real Threat Is Just Beginning
You’d think a data leak of 192,000 gun owners would be the biggest scandal here. But the real story? California’s massive gun data repository—the only one of its kind in the US—is under attack from gun-rights activists and House Republicans. Scientists have barely scratched the surface of what causes gun violence, and now they could lose access to the data that makes it all possible. The field that just held its first-ever conference with 500 researchers might get shut down again. What happens when the one state that tracks every gun sale since 1996 can’t share that info with researchers? The answer could set gun violence science back decades.
This is wild—didn't realize how much of gun research depends on California's database. Full breakdown here if you want the full story: https://geni.us/https-CNNnews