The fear will ring just as hollow in Kansas as it does in Florida. The problems law enforcement have with people who have right-to-carry permits are so negligible they don't even register.

This is very important information for law enforcement that depend on the effectiveness of their less lethal devices in the field. One of the reasons police use electronic control devices is to stop problem behavior early in a confrontation and de-escalate a situation before a higher level of force becomes necessary. The force option has to work. If the suspect fights through the effects of the device the situation is likely to escalate. The situation could rapidly deteriorate, resulting in serious injury or death to the officer or suspect.

The privacy risk is that these codes may be later used for other law enforcement efforts outside counterfeiting, or to identify people who try to participate in political debates anonymously.

That gives a hollow ring to claims of revived grassroots interests.

Can the law get blood out of a stone? I haven't any money.

As mayor, I would support law enforcement, not knock it down.