Memphis paper uncovers problems with gun permits

From Sunshine Review

March 13, 2009

[edit] Memphis paper uncovers problems with gun permits

"A newspaper review of public records has found dozens of handgun permit recipients in Shelby County with histories of arrests or convictions for robbery, assault and other crimes.

The review by The Commercial Appeal of Memphis comes amid a statewide debate over public access to Tennessee handgun permit records, and the newspaper has stirred those discussions by posting a database of license holders on its Web site.

The state Legislature is considering a call to close the handgun records, with proponents arguing that open access violates the privacy of permit holders."

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The Leaf Chronicle, Memphis paper uncovers problems with gun permits, March 13, 2009

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