NRA-ILA: Firearms Confidentiality Package Intro'd in State House

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Michigan: Firearms Records Confidentiality Package Introduced in State House Yesterday, House Bills 5324, 5325, 5326, 5327 and 5328 were introduced in the Michigan Legislature. Collectively known as the “Firearms Records Confidentiality Package,” these bills seek to clarify current laws regarding the regulation and licensing of the selling, purchasing, possessing and carrying of certain firearms. Specifically, these bills aim to rework the current regulations regarding how firearms records are collected, used and accessed. Most importantly, they reiterate that information contained in a firearms record is confidential and not subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, except when a peace officer has probable cause to believe that the firearm was used in the commission of a crime, that the individual whose record is being accessed is a threat to himself, herself or other individuals, or when the safety of the peace officer is at issue. The Firearms Records Confidentiality Package is an important step forward in Lansing in keeping the private information of firearms owners private and confidential. The Firearms Records Confidentiality Package has been referred to the state House Judiciary Committee and is expected to be heard next Thursday, February 20. Using the contact information provided below, please call and e-mail members of the House Judiciary Committee TODAY and encourage them to protect the privacy of responsible gun owners and sportsmen. Urge them to SUPPORT HB 5324, HB 5325, HB 5326, HB 5327 and HB 5328. House Judiciary Committee: Representative Kevin Cotter (R-99), Chairman (517) 373-1789 [email protected] Representative Klint Kesto (R-39), Majority Vice-Chairman (517) 373-1799 [email protected] Representative Phil Cavanagh (D-10), Minority Vice-Chairman (517) 373-0857 [email protected] Representative Kurt Heise (R-20) (517) 373-3816 [email protected] Representative Joel Johnson (R-97) (517) 373-8962 [email protected] Representative Andrea LaFontaine (R-32) (517) 373-8931 [email protected] Representative Tom Leonard (R-93) (517) 373-1778 [email protected] Representative Martin Howrylak (R-41) (517) 373-1783 [email protected] Representative Ellen Lipton (D-27) (517) 373-0478 [email protected] Representative Jeff Irwin (D-53) (517) 373-2577 [email protected] Representative Paul Clemente (D-14) (517) 373-0140 [email protected]

 

[r1derbike]

Good luck with those bills. Arkansas recently sealed its CHCL information from the FOIA. Lots of liberals didn't like it a bit, and one printed the CHCL information (name and zip code) at the 11th hour, thinking she would enlighten other leftist malcreants in the state:

My Learning Curve (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note) | Arkansas Business News | ArkansasBusiness.com

 

[ezkl2230]

This package of bills passed in the MI House today by a vote of 85-24. It now goes on to the senate.

 

[ezkl2230]

The media are ramping up their efforts to get negative feedback regarding the bills passed today to protect our privacy flowing into Lansing in advance of the senate vote. The MI supreme court has already ruled allowing FOIAs regarding gun owner records would be an unreasonable invasion of privacy, but there is no black letter law stating this.

Jane Briggs-Bunting, a retired journalism professor who now heads the Michigan Coalition for Open Government, said the legislation appears to be "reactive rather than reflective" and would continue a trend in Michigan of limiting access to traditionally public data.

A resident may want to know whether their neighbor owns a gun before sending their child across the street to play, Briggs-Bunting noted, or a journalist covering a story like Sandy Hook may want to verify whether an alleged shooter had a concealed pistol permit

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[ezkl2230]

Signed by Gov. Snyder today! Firearm owner data privacy protected by law!

 

[Icemanii]

Signed by Gov. Snyder today! Firearm owner data privacy protected by law!

Saw that, makes me happy