Newspaper Chain Plans ‘State-By-State’ Concealed Weapon Databases
My though on this is that if it comes to pass then I should not need a concealed handgun license any longer. If my gun ownership is public knowledge then I should be able to carry any weapon (or weapons) I want, without a permit, openly or concealed, in any location 100% of the time that I want to, without restriction.
A national newspaper chain with nearly 100 publications and 1.6 million readers is considering building “state-by-state databases†on concealed weapons permit holders, according to an internal e-mail.
The plan, laid out in an email from a top editor at North Carolina-based Civitas Media, could be similar to a controversial project a New York state newspaper carried out in 2012 which included an online map that identified gun owners in two counties by name and address. Civitas’ database project was detailed the plan in a Jan. 19 e-mail to newsrooms in 11 states, including Ohio, Illinois and Pennsylvania.
The newest project “examines the explosion of ‘conceal and carry’ gun permits across the U.S.,†wrote Jim Lawitz, Civitas’ director of content, in an e-mail first obtained by the Buckeye Firearms Association. “Through public records act requests, we will attempt to build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry a concealed weapon.â€
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