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 04.25.08
MEDFORD NEWSPAPER GETS CHL LIST |
The
Medford Mail Tribune,
a newspaper which has repeatedly editorialized
against self defense for public employees, has won a court
case .pdf to get the names, addresses and occupations of
all concealed handgun license holders in Jackson County.
The newspaper demanded this information as part of series of
articles attacking Medford teacher Shirley Katz. Katz,
you will remember, sued to be allowed to carry her handgun to
work in a Medford school (The Oregon Firearms Educational Foundation
is paying Ms. Katz's legal bills. Her case is currently being
appealed.)
Judge Philip Arnold, the same judge who ruled that public employees
are not protected by Oregon's preemption statute, ruled that
Bob Hunter, the Tribune's Editor, has a right to the personal
information of CHL holders. The county sheriff, Mike Winters,
had refused to turn over the information, citing privacy and
safety concerns.
Hunter stated in an article on October 16,2007 "This
is information bought and paid for by the public, and the public
has a right to it.”
This is, of course, nonsense. Licence holders pay high fees
in order to have their backgrounds checked, their pictures taken
and their fingerprints placed on file like criminals. The public,
(and Bob Hunter) doesn't contribute a dime.
Hunter and his staff have claimed that they don't plan to release
any names. We wonder then, why he wants them.
If the Medford Mail Tribune does publish the personal information
of CHL holders, we will assume that they won't mind if we publish
the home addresses and other information about their staff.
You can contact Hunter by e-mail here bhunter@mailtribune.com
or by regular mail and phone here:
Mail Tribune
P.O. Box 1108
111 N. Fir St.
Medford, OR 97501
541-776-4411 |
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