Missouri Sheriff Refuses to Hand Over Gun Owners’ Info to FBI: ‘I Will Go Down With the Ship’

Handguns displayed at the 2016 National Shooting Sports Foundation's Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada on Jan.19, 2016. Ethan Miller/Getty Images

A Missouri sheriff said he told the FBI that he won’t comply with audits regarding Missouri counties’ concealed carry permit information.

Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney said in public statements that his department won’t comply with the bureau’s audit.