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Privacy versus the right to know

The public's right to know vs. an individual's right to privacy: The clash of those rights has grown more intense in recent years amid heightened concerns of identity theft and national security. Into that environment came the Ohio concealed-carry law, which requires permits for citizens who carry concealed weapons. But who has access to these permits? The media, not the public.

Selected excerpts from the roundtable

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Eddie Roth: Roundtable discussion revealed common interests

About the participants

The Dayton Daily News asked about 20 people to participate in a roundtable discussion May 5 about this issue. The roundtable also looked at the larger topics of open government and media coverage of the concealed-carry issue. The roundtable was part of a national effort sponsored by the Associated Press Managing Editors to encourage newspapers to discuss open government and freedom of information issues with their communities. The Dayton Daily News was the first newspaper in the country to present a roundtable under this program.

Tell us what you think

What do you think about the clash between privacy and the right to know? Should permits to carry concealed weapons be open to the public? Sound off about this issue on the opinion page. To ask questions, call Jana Collier at 225-2388.

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