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 03.28.09
CHL PRIVACY BILL MAY GO UP IN SMOKE..AND MIRRORS. |
House
Bill 2727, a bill to protect the privacy of concealed handgun
licensees, is facing an onslaught of efforts to render it useless,
apparently because there were objections from some news
sources, the very people who made the bill necessary in
the first place.
You'll recall that the Medford
Mail Tribune had demanded the names of license holders in
their county in order to "out" local teachers with
CHL's.
The bill, sponsored by
Kim Thatcher and co-sponsored by over 40 other legislators,
may be rendered meaningless unless gun owners let the members
of the House Judiciary Committee know that they favor the bill
in its original, no-nonsense form.
Currently, some Democratic members of the committee are attempting
to rewrite the bill so instead of saying CHL records cannot
be released, the law will say they cannot be released, unless
a government
agency wants to. All of the original protections will
be taken out of the bill and the new language will provide virtually
no protection at all. (The bill is scheduled for a work session
and possible vote Tuesday March 31st.)
Oregonians know full well that sometimes state agencies are
run by people who are ethically challenged. Multnomah County
recently lost a sheriff
due to ethics charges against him.
To say that a state agency can decide to release these sensitive
records if they choose to, does nothing more than give a weapon
to any agency
with an anti-gun agenda.
Please contact the legislators listed below and let them know
that you want HB 2727 passed in its original form. A sample
message follows.
__________________________________________________________________
Dear
Representative,
HB 2727 is an important defense for the privacy of concealed
handgun license holders in Oregon. The bill, in its original
form, will provide the best possible protection for sensitive
information collected by the sheriffs of license holders. Their
personal information should not be subject to disclosure at
the whim of a state agency.
I urge you to pass HB 2727, without amendments, as soon as possible.
Yours,
_______________________________________
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Jeff Barker, Chair
rep.jeffbarker@state.or.us
900 Court St. NE., H-491, Salem, OR, 97301
503-986-1428
Brent Barton
rep.brentbarton@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-386, Salem,, OR, 97301
503-986-1451
Chris Garrett
rep.chrisgarrett@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-377, Salem,, OR, 97301
503-986-1438
Chip Shields
rep.chipshields@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-276, Salem,, OR, 97301
503-986-1443
Jefferson Smith
rep.jeffersonsmith@state.or.us
900 Court St NE, H-486, Salem,, OR, 97301
503-986-1447
Judy Stiegler Vice Chair
rep.judystiegler@state.or.us
900 Court St NE H 489 Salem OR 97301
503-986-1454
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