This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Health & Fitness

Why Are Gun Permits Exempt?

Recently there was an article by Jon Lender questioning the need to exempt a weapon offender registry from becoming public. I would like to know why gun permits are exempt from the public. Years ago these permits were available to the public and then the law changed. I was told that they exempted the gun permits from the public because criminals would know where guns were available. Now that there is a proliferation of gun permits maybe there are more gun permits than bad guys. It is time to once again allow the public to access gun permits. The law must be changed to protect the innocent. If the parents in Newtown could access the gun permit files, maybe they would have avoided the massacre. The public has a right to know.

We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?