Sheriff Refuses to Disclose Names of Gun Permit Holders

by Cassy Fiano | June 26, 2014 2:58 pm

As long as liberals are in charge, they’ll try to grab our guns. But fortunately for residents of Perry County, Pennsylvania, their sheriff is doing the right thing and refusing to disclose the names of gun permit holders.

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Sheriff Carl Nace is defending himself against a lawsuit by county auditors seeking personal information about concealed carry holders within his jurisdiction of Perry County, Pennsylvania.

State law holds that all information for a license to carry a firearm is confidential and free from public release.

The county auditors, however, maintain they are exempt from this, and they want the names and addresses of local permit holders to crosscheck and verify permits issued and money paid with the individual to whom the records indicate the permit was issued.

“The Sheriff contends that he is restricted from releasing the info by a provision of the Uniform Firearms Act that prohibits release of the information ‘to the public,” the auditor’s attorney Craig J. Staudenmaier said in a statement.

“The Auditors are not ‘the public.’ We disagree that this provision prohibits him from providing the requested information to the auditors,” Staudenmaier said.

After repeated requests for the records by the auditor met with noncompliance from Nace, they filed a lawsuit to force him to turn his files over, which they maintain will be returned once the audit is complete.

The sheriff is not making any comments due to the pending litigation but, if local support is any indicator, he doesn’t have to.

The community, it would seem, stand firmly behind their elected chief law enforcement officer in his opposition to the auditor. An estimated 200 concerned citizens appeared at the county court house Monday, many taking an opportunity to publicly speak to Perry County commissioners about Nace’s stand.

Why do county auditors suddenly need this information, and why do they also think that county requirements override state law? It’s all very suspicious, and Sheriff Nace is absolutely doing the right thing by standing his ground — which is probably why Perry County residents are coming out in force to support him.

Also see: 10 Awesome Pro-Gun Graphics[2]

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