Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Would Force Journalists To Register With The State

Although the full text of the bill is not yet available, Pitts described his bill to the Post and Courier as a deliberate effort to troll supporters of gun safety regulation. Pitts says his bill is modeled after a “concealed weapons permitting law.” He added that it “strikes me as ironic” that reporters questioned the constitutionality of the press registry bill when members of the press have “no problem demonizing firearms.”
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2016/01/19/3740845/lawmaker-introduces-bill-that-would-force-journalists-to-register-with-the-state/