Reply #230: trying to get shelter is not the same thing as trying to buy a gun or a license

[Kali]

and niether is applying for food stamps. If the aid agencies run a check that is one thing, entirely different matter allowing law enforcement access to any or all applicant' information or even their names.


a lot of homeless people won't stay in shelters anyway because of the dangers - wanted felons or not, (and how many are ex-felons anyway?) so picking out a few "wanted" people isn't going to make much difference is it? I suspect it is more about the present - no weapons or intoxication that sort of thing rather than extensive background checks.