Wed Jun 29, 2022 – 8:22 pm EDT
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FRESNO, California (LifeSiteNews) — Concealed carry permit holders in California had their names, ages, and addresses made public this week after the California Department of Justice experienced a widescale breach of a new firearms database.
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the exposure of the personal information of Californians came after the Monday launch of the state’s 2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal, designed ostensibly to improve “transparency,” KSEE/KPGE reported.
Before the breach, California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s office had argued the firearms portal would improve “transparency and information sharing for firearms-related data,” the outlet noted.
“Transparency is key to increasing public trust between law enforcement and the communities we serve,” Bonta said in a statement, arguing the online dashboard “puts power and information into the hands of our communities by helping them better understand the role and potential dangers of firearms within our state.”
The website has since been temporarily taken down.
Massive data breach impacts every CCW holder in California (confirmed by @FresnoSheriff
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