California Just Leaked The Name, Address Of Every Concealed Carry Licensee In The State

The California government has leaked an enormous volume of personal data on the state's gun owners—including the name and address of every concealed carry permit holder in the state. The data was posted to the internet on Monday—when the California Department of Justice launched its "2022 Firearms Dashboard Portal."

The readily-downloadable information included "names, birthdays, addresses, ages, the purchase date and type of firearm permit they possessed, and their Criminal Identification Index numbers, which are used to track state and federal criminal records," according to Gizmodo.  ABC30 reports that gender and driver's license numbers were also exposed. 

The state's assault weapon registry and Dealer Record of Sale (DROS) data were also affected, but the DOJ has not yet determined to what extent associated personal data was compromised.