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Gun permit process in NY could include social media check
- Victerius 4y agoAmong the requirements: Applicants would have to show they have “the essential character, temperament and judgment necessary to be entrusted with a weapon and to use it only in a manner that does not endanger oneself and others,” according to the bill. And as part of that assessment of good character, the bill says, applicants would have to turn over a list of any social media accounts they have had in the past three years “to confirm the information regarding the applicant's character and conduct.”
- adamius 4y agoOk, I'm curious: how many killings would this kind of check have prevented in the past? What does the data say?