N.Y. bill would require social media search history review for gun license

(The Washington Times) NEW YORK A state lawmaker is proposing a change to New Yorks gun laws to allow authorities to search social media for potential red flags before approving a handgun license. State Senator Kevin Parkers bill would mandate that applicants provide investigators with their Facebook Snapchat Twitter and Instagram passwords and access to their Google Yahoo and Bing searches. The Brooklyn Democrat wants investigators to look at the last three years of an applicants social media postings and a year of their search histories for any good cause for the denial of a license" such as racial slurs threats of violence and terrorism-related posts. Read More