The FBI has issued warnings about the growing threat of AI-driven smishing and vishing scams. With artificial intelligence now capable of mimicking trusted voices and exploiting personal data, it’s not far-fetched to imagine gun owners being targeted. Scammers can harvest information from forums, newsletters, and advocacy groups to craft convincing messages or calls. As this technology becomes more sophisticated, spotting these deceptions is getting harder—putting even tight-knit communities like ours at risk.
Someday soon you will receive a video call, or perhaps a text or voice mail video from a local politician well known to you. They may be a sheriff or chief of police, or even a state official. This person will begrudgingly tell you there was a bad vote in the statehouse, and something you use daily, and value highly is now illegal and must be destroyed. It may be a standard-capacity magazine or a brace or a specific type of weapon or ammunition. As a result, thousands of the items will likely be eliminated.
You’re smiling right now. After all, you would never do something like that, right? The truth is you’re not the target. The Artificial Intelligence (AI) message was not meant for you, someone who values their Constitutional rights enough to keep informed by visiting websites like this. The false AI message was meant for those who are far less informed, and it will produce exactly what its creators intended.
It is happening right now.
By Lee Williams

