text: DOMESTIC INTSUM 091322: BUREAUS DEMAND REGISTRY INFORMATION: Companies in firearms sales, tobacco sales, and accessory manufacturers are reporting the Census Bureau and licensing agencies are demanding customer information. The bureaus threatened retailers with audits for refusing to give up the personal information of their customers. (AC: The information demanded included things like tracking and order numbers which would allow for auditing what specific items were ordered. This would allow the agencies to back up information gathered with the new Merchant Category Codes to form a more complete threat picture of the people surveilled. – J.V. Source: Forward Observer