It’s very important to understand that the Civitas Institute has no connection whatsoever to a newspaper chain that reportedly was considering a database of people with concealed-carry permits.
The claim has been made by the Buckeye Firearms Association:
According to an internal email provided to Buckeye Firearms Association by a confidential source, Civitas Media, which owns some 88 newspapers across the country, has discussed the use of “public records act requests” to “build state-by-state databases that list those who have the right to carry” firearm licenses.
There is no connection between the nonprofit Civitas Institute and the newspaper chain, a private company which by coincidence is headquartered in North Carolina, but has newspapers across the country.
The Civitas Institute fully supports the Second Amendment, and the right of law-abiding citizens to obtain permits to legally carry concealed firearms.
The gun-registry scheme looks like a tactic to intimidate and harass people who have legal permits to carry firearms to protect themselves. The newspaper company has disavowed any plans to create a gun registry. However, if you agree with us that such a gun registry is a bad idea, and you think the company should know that, please contact Civitas Media:
PRESIDENT & CEO: Michael Bush
Email: MBush@civitasmedia.com
130 Harbour Place Drive Suite 300
Davidson, NC 28036
Phone: (704) 897-6020
You really need to rewrite the statement of denial. To anyone scanning the statement, it appears to be SIGNED by Michael Bush, whom I knew to be the CEO of Civitas Media. You do not want to leave that impression!
Our three grand children 5, 6, and 10 years of age know the Five Freedoms enshrined in the First Amendment and that the Second Amendment protects them! So how ignorant can the media be to disavow the right to be secure in one’s home and the right to carry to protect oneself?