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Kansas,
As of this report not sure where you stand.
What can the rest of us do to assist?
Keep us posted please.
Steve
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Decision remains to make conceal carry permit records public, private
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/apr/12/decision_remains_make_conceal_carry_permit_records/
It was a fight to get a concealed weapons law passed, but the struggle is not over.
The debate now centers on whether the records of citizens who get the permits will be open to the public.
"I think there's no reason for that. I don't know what could be gained by having a list of these people's names, for what reason,” said Dennis Hagemann, Capital City Gun Club.
Hagemann said only law abiding citizens will qualify for the permits so the records don't need to be made public.
But the Kansas Press Association disagrees.
Director Doug Anstaett said open records would benefit Kansas citizens.
"For instance, if you're wanting to take your child to a baby sitter you may want to know whether that person or a person in that house has a concealed carry permit,” Anstaett said.
The Attorney General met last week with members of a task force charged with outlining guidelines for the licenses. A spokesman for the office said they are in no rush.
“We are going to be very cautious and very slow when establishing those guidelines and regulations because we want to get it right the first time,” said Whitney Watson of the Attorney General’s Office.
Lawmakers could make the decision for them, by amending the Kansas Open Records Act to specifically exempt concealed carry permits.
But they'll have to work quickly. With only two weeks in the veto session, concealed carry is just one more thing on the already full agenda for the state legislature.
At this point every, state except Wisconsin and Illinois has some form of a right-to-carry law.
According to NRA figures, about half of the states with concealed carry keep those records sealed.
As of this report not sure where you stand.
What can the rest of us do to assist?
Keep us posted please.
Steve
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Decision remains to make conceal carry permit records public, private
http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/apr/12/decision_remains_make_conceal_carry_permit_records/
It was a fight to get a concealed weapons law passed, but the struggle is not over.
The debate now centers on whether the records of citizens who get the permits will be open to the public.
"I think there's no reason for that. I don't know what could be gained by having a list of these people's names, for what reason,” said Dennis Hagemann, Capital City Gun Club.
Hagemann said only law abiding citizens will qualify for the permits so the records don't need to be made public.
But the Kansas Press Association disagrees.
Director Doug Anstaett said open records would benefit Kansas citizens.
"For instance, if you're wanting to take your child to a baby sitter you may want to know whether that person or a person in that house has a concealed carry permit,” Anstaett said.
The Attorney General met last week with members of a task force charged with outlining guidelines for the licenses. A spokesman for the office said they are in no rush.
“We are going to be very cautious and very slow when establishing those guidelines and regulations because we want to get it right the first time,” said Whitney Watson of the Attorney General’s Office.
Lawmakers could make the decision for them, by amending the Kansas Open Records Act to specifically exempt concealed carry permits.
But they'll have to work quickly. With only two weeks in the veto session, concealed carry is just one more thing on the already full agenda for the state legislature.
At this point every, state except Wisconsin and Illinois has some form of a right-to-carry law.
According to NRA figures, about half of the states with concealed carry keep those records sealed.
I miss the old days of the power of shame and self-determination. You wicked wicked man.