Trib: Disclose Weapon Permit Holders

But when the Tribune filed a public records request to examine the (concealed weapons permit held by murderer Ernesto Bustamante), it was denied. Idaho’s lawmakers decided the fact that someone had a CWP should be exempt from Idaho’s public records law. In Idaho, your driver’s license is a public record. So is your car registration. Also a matter of public record is what real estate you own and what it’s worth for taxing purposes - as is whether you are current on your property taxes. The same once was true for concealed weapon permits. When former Lewiston Democratic Sen. Bruce Sweeney helped grant ordinary Idahoans access to a concealed weapon permit in 1990, his bill provided public disclosure. Go ahead and get a permit, but your neighbors had a right to know if you had one. In fact, it became common for Idaho newspapers to occasionally publish a list of people authorized to conceal and carry firearms/ Marty Trillhaase , Lewiston Tribune. More here.

Question: Should Idaho law be changed to again require disclosure of those who have concealed-weapons permits?