California (FirearmsGuide.com) - The California Department of Justice (DOJ) recently launched the California Reporting Information System (CRIS).

CRIS is a web-based application that allows gun owners to report their firearm related transactions to the DOJ. The DOJ touts that this system is a step toward streamlining processes to save gun owners time by reporting firearm transactions online instead of mailing in written forms.

Of course, this new system will save the DOJ time in processing these forms and make it more convenient for gun owners to report firearm transactions. However, using this new system comes at a steep cost to the privacy of gun owners. In order to gain access to CRIS, gun owners are required to provide an awful lot of personal information to the DOJ. For example, gun owners are required to provide residential address, email address, and California driver’s license or California identification number just to register with the system.  

But aside from these privacy issues, the DOJ has never had a good track record relating to the processing of forms. If you have had the unfortunate experience of having to fill out a form and send it through the mail to the DOJ, you know that there is a lot of frustration and delays associated with this process. Hopefully, the new system will reduce these delays. 

To read more about this brand new system and what effects it will have on you as a gun owner, please click here.