Wow, this sounds rather alarming, so much so that the Missouri Lt. Gov. is holding a press conference to explain to the public what they know and letting people know they are suing to keep the feds from grabbing this data.
Here’s the lowdown from The Dana Show:
Department of Revenue is working with the Department of Homeland Security to install new hard and software to obtain data on Missouri citizens and transfer this information to DHS and unnamed third parties, says Kinder. Kinder and the Stoddard County Prosecutor today took legal action and held a press conference outlining the infringement on civil liberties as posted by the DoR and DHS. The move by the departments is related to the Real ID.
Griffin went to renew his driver’s license and was disturbed by how, and with whom, his information was being shared. Kinder and other lawmakers say that the move violates several Missouri state statutes. Because license offices process CCW endorsements, some claim that this is de facto gun registration.
The above bolded portion underscores a major concern that this federal grabbing of state data would include CCW licenses and could be used to create a universal gun registration database without getting approval of Congress. It would once again be Obama using the executive to illegally go around Congress. Imagine that.
The Dana Show interviewed Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder before the press conference. Listen below: