House Passes Bill To Shield Info On Gun Permit Holders [View all]

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RICHMOND - Concealed carry permit holders and applicants have a right to keep their information—physical descriptions, criminal and mental health histories, and fingerprints—private, according to a bill that passed the Virginia House.

"I don't believe that entire list en masse should be published, because a lot of those people are under witness protection programs ... (and) are trying to protect themselves from domestic violence," said Dominion Shooting Range Armorer David Robinson, 29, of Richmond, over the pop of pistols in the shooting range lobby Tuesday in Chesterfield.




The measure proposed by Delegate Mark Cole, R-Fredericksburg, would protect the information provided by people who apply for concealed handgun licenses.

The bill, passed Wednesday by an 81-17 margin, would exempt data about concealed carry permit holders from public disclosure and the Freedom of Information Act, a transparency tool that makes public data accessible.

"When you publish those lists, you've basically given up names to criminals that are already after those individuals and that's what should really be protected," said Robinson, who holds a concealed carry permit and carries a handgun daily.

http://www.leesburg2day.com/news/general_assembly/article_d91ce308-5333-11e1-94fe-001871e3ce6c.html


The anti-gun side is always saying that criminals get their guns from legal gun owners yet they want the names of concealed license holders published. How smart is that to just advertise the names of those gun owners. Good job Virginia.