The lady on the other line said she is doing a survey on behalf of associated press regarding political views. I asked the lady if its okay for me not to do the survey and she said its okay. No more calls after that.
Called at 9:30PM / NRA/Gun Rights/ President Obama/ Mental Illness - gun purchases/ Gun Show background checks/ Tuscon murders/ NRA membership/ Political affiliations/ Asked if I owned a gun! Said was in Florida - that was a lie!
Something to consider. If you live in a state where permission is required from both persons to have a recording made during a phone conversation, ask this survey organization if the call is being recorded. You have to be told, before a conversation goes forward, that a recording is being made and that your permission is requested to allow such a recording. Most likely, the "survey taker" did not make such a request. As the "survey taker" starts in on their script, ask them if a recording is being made . They'll try to avoid your question. Insist on asking "is this phone call being recorded?" Once the "survey taker" confirms it is, they'll immediately restart on their script of questions. Just as quickly, say "I don't give my permission to have this phone call recorded." If the "survey taker" seems insistent, remind them they are legally liable for recording a phone call without having obtained your permission. Hope this may be of use to you on this matter.
I have received 9 phone calls from this number in the last 26 hours. I answered the eighth call, but there was no reply. All other calls went to VM, but no messages were left. I'm tired of these damn calls. My concern with calling them back and entering "1" to be removed from their call list is that it's a scam and that by entering "1", I might find that I agreed to something that I did not. I'm calling my carrier to report it.