Handgun records are open records; keep it that way
UPDATE: The Legislature in April 2013 passed, and the governor signed, changes to the law to make confidential information related to handgun carry permits. The law does allow for a person or entity to request the state department of safety to search its handgun permit holder database to determine if a particular person who would be ineligible for a handgun permit because of a conviction, order of protection or some other reason, possesses a permit anyway. It also allows for release of statistical reports about handgun permits, such as the number of permits by age, gender, zip code. The new confidentiality provisions went into effect April 30, 2013. April 5, 2013 [...]