Ban limiting gun records upsetting some

According to State Attorney's Office records, 70 of Jacksonville's 92 homicides last year involved a gun, and 34 of this year's 51 homicides were tied to a firearm. At the Sheriff's Office, records were compiled in electronic, microfilm and 3-by-5-inch index card versions and listed a gun's serial number, weapon type and description, caliber and registration date. Also listed was the owner's name, race, gender and date of birth.

I wonder if this violates the Privacy Act? More importantly... I wonder exactly what the police were planning on doing with this database? Registration has already been established as completely useful in a crime-fighting context (even when you include a ballistic "fingerprint" along with the registration). The only things registration data can be useful for are harassment and confiscation. So, officer, exactly what were you planning to do with that data?

Posted on 2004-06-24 14:23:24.0 by matthew@triggerfinger.org

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