California tracking firearms credit card
use, but criminals — not so much

Remember just two short years ago when California officials apologized after a trove of private personal information of concealed carry permit holders was "leaked?" The sensitive information included the names, dates of birth, gender, race, driver's license numbers and addresses of permit holders. That data leak also included the type of permit issued, indicating if the permit holder was a member of law enforcement or a judge.

The Los Angeles Times reported the leak was "larger than initially reported," and that, "In addition to information from the concealed-carry permit applications, data on the Assault Weapon Registry, Handguns Certified for Sale, Dealer Record of Sale, Firearm Safety Certificate and Gun Violence Restraining Order dashboards were 'also impacted,'" California Attorney General Rob Bonta stated at the time.

There should be no doubts that the gun control activists in charge in California cannot be trusted with sensitive and private information of law-abiding gun owners. But beginning July 1, anti-gun zealots like Gov. Gavin Newsom, AG Bonta and others will have even more private data on law-abiding Californians who exercise their Second Amendment rights.

The thought of what could happen in a state like California is chilling and alarming. .....