Is Background Screening of Tour Guides Unconstitutional?

Some say background screening can only serve to benefit tourists and offer a measure of protection. Tour guides in New Orleans say that performing criminal background checks on them is unconstitutional and violates their First Amendment Rights. Similar licensing arguments have been challenged in Philadelphia and Washington as well, stating that tour guides provide expressive activity similar to a parade. The city created these regulations on licensing to include that tour guides pass a history exam, drug test and criminal background check to protect tourists and the city. To learn more about tour guides and background screening and the debate over the regulations required for licensing and why using a third party background screening company helps read recent CriminalBackgroundRecords.com press release: http://www.criminalbackgroundrecords.com/news/2012-10-11-Tour-Guides-and-Background-Screening.html