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01.06.09 Josephine County Sheriff To Meet With Gun Owners. |
Happy New Year.
As you know, the issue of concealed handgun licenses being made
public has gotten a lot of attention lately.
The issue first surfaced as a result of the anti-gun, "Medford
Mail Tribune" seeking all the CHL holders names in Jackson
County in order to find out the names of any teachers who might
have CHL's. The Jackson County Sheriff refused to reveal the
names and chose instead to protect the privacy of license holders.
As you might expect, the Tribune sued
to get this information and won in court. The Jackson County
Sheriff, in an effort to protect CHL holders from having their
names, addresses and other personal information turned over
to a newspaper with a vocally anti-gun agenda, appealed. That
case is awaiting a hearing in Oregon's Appeals Court.
Since then, an organization called "Oregon Gun Owners"
has demanded the names and addresses of all CHL holders state
wide and has used that information to send out fundraising letters
in an attempt to build a database of gun owners.
As a result of that, many sheriffs are refusing to divulge this
information. Even Clackamas County Sheriff, Craig Roberts, who
turned over all the personal information on CHL holders to "Oregon
Gun Owners" has changed his policy and is now asking CHL
holders to inform him if they want their private
information to be kept private. (A little late to be sure,
but it's a start.)
OFF is working with legislators on a bill to protect the privacy
of CHL holders. We have received a draft and expect it to be
introduced very early in the session which starts on Monday,
January 12th. It may even be "pre-session filed."
Now, Josephine County Sheriff
Gil Gilberston has agreed to a meeting with concerned gun
owners, and others. What follows is the information about the
meeting that we have received from OFF member Damon Mancuso
who was responsible for making this meeting happen.
"An Evening With Sheriff Gil Gilbertson
Should concealed handgun permit holders information remain private?
Should the media be allowed to publish the names and address
of permit holders?
Sheriff Gilbertson recently stated his opinion on this issue,
and his strong belief in the Constitution, specifically the
2nd amendment.
This will be the central topic of discussion, as well as other
2nd amendment related issues, such as “restricted shooting
districts”. This will be an open forum, with questions
from the audience welcome. As time allows we will also discuss
the ongoing funding issue, and the future of Josephine County
Law Enforcement.
Plan on attending this informative meeting and learn more about
this important issue, the Sheriff’s position, and how
this affects you. "
Tuesday, January 13th
7:00pm-8:30pm
Redwood Grange
1830 Redwood Ave, Grants Pass
For info call 541-291-3158 or e-mail mancuso@grantspass.com |
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