so, I guess, the looming inevitability of living in a Red Flag state.
kinda makes you want to keep the fact of being a gun owner a secret, from family, neighbors, 'cause you just don't know who's going to get squirrelly and call it in, huh? a dirty little secret, almost in the same category as pervs and flashers. especially since the whole damn state is so anti-Trump, pro-Hillary, and FBHO is revered as a god right next to Jesus
We live in a country -- not just a state -- that makes it prudent to keep EVERYTHING to yourself that others don't have a real need to know. That means a need that YOU decide exists.
People have been targeted and reported as dangerous, brandishing, threatening, and so on because the reporting party knew, or had a good idea, that the person they reported has guns.
A road rage instigator falsely reported the other car's driver for pointing his gun at him. How did he know he had a gun? Maybe that NRA or AR-15 sticker in the back window. Maybe he had nothing more than a 50.1% chance of guessing right based on demographic and the number of CCW licenses issued in his state. Regardless, the report was false, but proving so is difficult without video.
A man was competing with a woman for the same promotion. She kept calling his autistic son "retarded." The man finally yelled at her after repeated requests and asked her to never use that word about his son again. She then filed a complaint that he'd threatened to bring his guns to work and shoot her. He was arrested, fired, and spent his savings on lawyers. Finally, she recanted, but the damage was done. She also got his promotion. He then had to hire another lawyer to sue her for the false allegations and the damage it did to his life.
Basically, no matter what the information entails -- guns, Las Vegas trips, etc -- it's getting so you can't trust anyone with your personal info. They may seem trustworthy now, but things change in an instant.
Ever wonder why the news always reports, "Neighbors say he was a quiet man who kept to himself?"
OPSEC.