Where does privacy go to die? For gun owners and concealed carry applicants and permit holders in the Golden State, the answer must surely be California.
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Where does privacy go to die? For gun owners and concealed carry applicants and permit holders in the Golden State, the answer must surely be California.
Under California law, applicants and holders of concealed carry licenses are required to provide sensitive personal information to the state: besides name, address, place of birth, and phone number, individuals must disclose their occupation, driver’s license or state ID number, and physical descriptors (race, sex, height, weight, hair color, eye color). Mandatory reporting is also required for every person who lawfully purchases a firearm or ammunition: what was purchased, when and where it was bought, and more. The information so collected is maintained in California Department of Justice (DOJ) databases.
