The Daily Caller – by Patrick Howley
A U.S. newspaper conglomerate has considered building state-by-state databases of people who have the right to carry concealed firearms.
Civitas Media, which owns 88 newspapers in 12 states and more than 100 total publications, is planning to use public records requests to build their databases, according to an internal Civitas email obtained by the Buckeye Firearms Association in Ohio.
Civitas director of content Jim Lawitz emailed content directors, managers, and producers in a January 19 email, saying that exploring the “explosion” of conceal and carry permits in the U.S. will be one of the company’s short-term objectives.
“We are launching two enterprise projects across our newsrooms this month. The first will deal with the creeping influence of heroin in our communities. The deadly drug has quietly taken over, reaching across all age groups and eclipsing meth as the recreational drug of choice,” Lawitz began.
“The second project examines the explosion of ‘conceal and carry’ gun permits across the U.S. Through public records act requests, we will attempt to build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry a concealed weapon,” Lawitz wrote in the email.
When reached for comment by Buckeye Firearms Association, Lawitz said the news conglomerate currently has no plans to publish the database.
“We do not typically publicly comment on internal propriety communication. However, we have no plans to publish any names on any lists. Further, we are open to discuss any published reports,” Lawitz said.
UPDATE: Following the publication of this report, Civitas Media announced that it rejected its internal proposal to build a database of concealed carry permit holders. Civitas CEO Michael C. Bush, who declined to comment to The Daily Caller because he was boarding a plane this morning, later said in a statement, “A poorly crafted internal memo meant to highlight editorial discussions and planning incorrectly indicated that such a database was being planned; it has been considered and rejected.”
I think it’s more important to have a massive database of “journalists” and Zionist newspaper owners who are guilty of treason for deceiving the American people out of everything they own, as well as what they should have owned.
“we will attempt to build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry a concealed weapon”
We ALL have the right to carry a concealed weapon, you moron.
Unalienable right.
Something they just can’t seem to understand.
Or simply refuse to.
Just one more reason not to have licenses or firearms registered.
registered??? i didn’t know you had to register them. aw well i don’t have any guns anyway. that’s uncivilized. I’m afraid of guns. saw one once. scared the heck out of me. those things are dangerous. Hell you could end up shooting yourself. or worse yet kill an armed intruder or something while waiting for help after calling 911. God forbid.