General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Journal News To List More Gun Permit Holders After Uproar [View all]Orrex
(63,208 posts)In the Guns! Guns! Guns! forum I asked how people would respond to if a parent asked about guns in the home before letting the respective children play together in that home. To my pleasant surprise, several of the replies were quite reasonable. A sizable number were of the "mind your own business" variety, though a few were along the lines of "I'd tell them to go screw themselves," and "I'd ask if they keep dangerous cleaning chemicals under their sink."
In short, even a law-abiding a gun owner might not feel any reason to divulge this information, even to address reasonable and legtimate concerns. However, I see no problems with making this information public.
If foreclosures and police reports are a matter of public record, I don't see why gun permits should be afforded some privileged, top secret protections.