Is the FBI asking Missouri sheriffs to share conceal carry permit info?

MISSOURI— Sheriffs from across Missouri have been posting on social media and sending news releases promising not to share citizens’ information when it comes to conceal carry weapons permits. This is in response to an audit the FBI is planning to do in Missouri in August to check compliance with policies.

Is the FBI seeking information on people’s CCW permits? According to the FBI, they are not, and Missouri law prohibits them from doing so.

Missouri’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt sent a letter on July 13 to the FBI director demanding the bureau stop trying to obtain this information from local sheriffs.

The full article can be read at ozarksfirst.com.