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OFFPAC ALERT 07.29.10 |
CHL
INFO TO BE MADE PUBLIC, AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Please help us retire Judy Steigler and
elect Jason Conger.
As you may have heard, the Jackson County Sheriff has lost his
battle to protect the private information of concealed handgun
licensees.
The Medford
Mail Tribune has demanded, and now will receive, the names,
addresses, phone numbers and occupations of license holders
in Jackson County. They may also demand this same information
for the entire state, as can anyone, "newspaper,"
"reporter" or thief. (Many applicants included
their Social Security numbers. It is not at all clear if these
will be available as well.)
This info was demanded so the Tribune could "out"
as many teachers as possible after the Oregon Firearms Educational
Foundation funded a lawsuit to protect the rights of a Medford
teacher.
Most sheriffs have taken steps to safeguard this information
from future snooping, but those efforts have not yet faced legal scrutiny.
So for now, if you are a license holder, your privacy is very
much in jeopardy.
There is no reason this information should be available to the
public. These are not records of "government activity"
as has been falsely claimed by the "Tribune" and the
ACLU.
These are records of private information, extorted by the state
in order for Oregonians to exercise what should be a right.
There is no more a need for this information to be in the public
domain than should be your tax records.
In 2009, House Rep's
Kim Thatcher and Jeff Barker introduced HB
2727 to make this data private. The bill had broad bipartisan
support and seemed to be a sure thing, until House Rep Judy
Steigler (D Bend), stepped in to torpedo
it. Later Steigler blamed voters
who strongly supported the bill for its failure! Steigler was
also responsible for the death of a bill in 2009 that would
have had Oregon recognize other states' concealed handgun licenses,
a bill that was strongly supported by the Oregon Sheriffs Association.
In 2011, CHL privacy legislation will almost surely be reintroduced.
But we need to do all we can to make sure Steigler is not around
to kill this important bill. That's why OFFPAC is asking that
you do all you can to help return Steigler to private practice
and replace her with someone who respects gun rights.
Frankly, Steigler has done more to damage progress on gun rights
in Oregon than even Ginny Burdick, whose efforts to attack gun
owners have been almost exclusively failures except when she
had millions in out of state money and the help of John McCain.
(2000's Measure 5)
If you live in Steigler's district, obviously, you can vote
against her, but no matter where you live, you can help her
opponent Jason Conger.
Remember, the laws are made by legislators whether they are
in your district or not. We believe substantial progress would
have been made in 2009 except for the actions of Steigler and
we hope you will help us replace her.
Conger has answered our survey 100%. OFFPAC is asking that you
consider the most generous donation you can make to help send
Judy home and elect Jason Conger. You can contribute directly
to Conger's campaign here.
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