Guns in Public, and Out of Sight

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14. Looks like this is the problem

"Sgt. Lori Pierce, who handles concealed handgun permits in Union County, said no one ever notified her about Mr. Wills, who was released from prison in November. And as the sole person handling permits in her county, she said, she does not have time to conduct regular criminal checks on permit holders, unless they are up for a five-year renewal.

As it is, she said, she can barely keep up with issuing permits. She has granted about 1,300 this year."

They are too busy issuing new permits to check on the people that already have them. I would think a "user tax" on permits that would pay for the personnel to cross check all crimes with permit holders. A $50 fee on those 1,300/year new permits would raise $65,000/year, enough to hire another person to keep track. A permit is good for 5 years, so that'd end up costing a permit holder only 10 bucks a year to maintain the integrity of the system. That would benefit those that are qualified to hold a permit and make it safer for everyone.
Looking back at my numbers, if 1,300 were issued every year, that $65,000 could be payed for with only a $10/holder user fee as over 5 years it tax 6,500 people.