Who cares?
Yes, there is extreme hypocrisy in the state's handling of citizen's private data, and the state should be held accountable for that.
However, who cares? Gun owners who have filed the required government paperwork are, by definition, law abiding. These are not the people who cause gun crimes. Only some pansy Karen or Kyle will get their panties in a knot if they find out their neighbor legally owns guns. My rights don't end where their feelings begin.
Does this information make gun owners a target for thieves? No more so than knowing what sort of expensive car someone owns via the DMV registration data. In fact, maybe a bit less. If a thief has to choose a house to rob, they are less likely to pick the house where they know the owner will probably shoot them.
"Hey, let's go break in to this house with the 'Gun Free Zone' sign in the yard instead."
Biting the hand that feeds IT
