‘So much for a right to privacy. Thanks to Newsom’s signature, even the most vocal anti-gun activist can now obtain the personal details of California gun owners as long as they’ve got the “proper” academic credentials. This despite the fact that there’s no conceivable reason for any researcher to need personally identifiable information in order to dig through data on “firearm-related violence.”’
Why are so many gun owners adamantly opposed to things like gun licensing and registration laws? Because we’re concerned that it will lead to things like this.
California gun owners will soon have their personal information released to gun-violence researchers across the country.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D.) signed Assembly Bill 173 into law on Thursday. The bill requires the California Department of Justice to supply information identifying firearm and ammunition purchasers to a newly created research center at the University of California Davis or any other university that requests them. The information includes details such as the buyer’s name, address, date of birth, what they purchased, when and where they bought it, and more.
By Cam Edwards