CCW Permit Holders - Should the Information be Made Public?
Kansas is wrestling with the issue. Actually, the article doesn't make much of a case for the disclosure of such information. It does argue the point that it could be dangerous to make the information public:
But what about other instances where we want records to be public? People make the argument about sex offender lists, etc. and many would say that of course these records should be public.
The problem is that when you "permit" a constitutional right, you run into this kind of issue. We ought to be asking ourselves why we're trying to enact legislation that puts a licensing procedure on our freedoms. In Kansas, they've asked to be licensed, and now they're getting what they asked for: State control of who can and who can't exercise his or her right to keep and bear arms.
Full disclosure would also allow anti-gun activists to publish the names and addresses of permit holders in local papers, which has happened in Ohio.He said full disclosure would put an end to criminals wondering who might be carrying a hidden gun - eliminating "the general deterrence" of not knowing whether someone is armed.
But what about other instances where we want records to be public? People make the argument about sex offender lists, etc. and many would say that of course these records should be public.
The problem is that when you "permit" a constitutional right, you run into this kind of issue. We ought to be asking ourselves why we're trying to enact legislation that puts a licensing procedure on our freedoms. In Kansas, they've asked to be licensed, and now they're getting what they asked for: State control of who can and who can't exercise his or her right to keep and bear arms.
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