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Southwest Virginia circuit court clerks concerned over GOP request for gun permit records
Bristol Herald Courier, via Tricities.com ^ | June 10, 2013 | ALLIE ROBINSON

Posted on 06/11/2013 6:02:59 AM PDT by Timber Rattler

The Republican Party of Virginia's request for the records of concealed handgun permits across the state were met with concern Monday by several Southwest Virginia circuit court clerks, with one seeking an attorney general's opinion.

"The request itself poses several important legal questions," said Jack Kennedy, court clerk for Wise County and Norton.

He and other clerks in the area received a Freedom of Information Act request from Anthony Reedy, the state GOP's executive director, asking for a list of concealed handgun permit carriers in each jurisdiction.

Kennedy outlined his legal questions in a letter sent Monday to state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli and asked for an official opinion about how to respond.

(Excerpt) Read more at tricities.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: ccp; concealedcarry; gop; gun; guncontrol; secondamendment
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To: Timber Rattler

what if the request is not names but number of permits vs number of approvals?


21 posted on 06/11/2013 6:50:54 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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To: Timber Rattler

Synonyms for “current US politician”:

Republican
Democrat
conservative
liberal
moderate
statist
globalist
living-Constitutionalist
elitist
liar
crook
traitor


22 posted on 06/11/2013 7:21:30 AM PDT by dagogo redux (A whiff of primitive spirits in the air, harbingers of an impending descent into the feral.)
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Update: The state GOP backed down today after damaging itself badly.

Republicans withdraw request for handgun permits

23 posted on 06/11/2013 4:54:19 PM PDT by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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