Parker: Gun Owners Have No Right to Personal Privacy

“We certainly want to make sure we’re putting weapons in the hands of the right people and keeping them out of the hands of the wrong people,” said state Sen. Kevin Parker, a Brooklyn Democrat who added he was inspired to act after the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting suspect left social media rants that Jews were “children of Satan.”

Licenses could be denied if investigators uncover threats of violence or terrorism or the use of racial or ethnic slurs.

“If you’re afraid of your personal privacy,” [Parker] said. “Don’t apply for a handgun license.” – Associated Press for GoErie.com, Should Social Media Behavior Figure in Gun Ownership?)