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Pa. gun law violates federal privacy law
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring people who want to buy guns or get a concealed-weapons permit to list a Social Security number.
Judge Juan Sanchez ruled the Pennsylvania law violates the federal Privacy Act.
"This ruling is about privacy, not guns," attorney J. Dwight Yoder told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"We weren't looking to circumvent gun laws," Yoder said of the case brought on behalf of retired U.S. Army officer Michael Stollenwerk.
"A lot of state governments have blown off this law," said Stollenwerk, 42, now a Georgetown University law student. "Someone had to stand up to the government and say, 'I'm going to challenge this.'"
Pennsylvania State Police lawyers were reviewing the decision and considering an appeal, a spokesman told the newspaper.
© Copyright 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved
If we allready talked about this sorry, I don't remember seeing it here
Pa. gun law violates federal privacy law
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- A federal judge struck down a Pennsylvania law requiring people who want to buy guns or get a concealed-weapons permit to list a Social Security number.
Judge Juan Sanchez ruled the Pennsylvania law violates the federal Privacy Act.
"This ruling is about privacy, not guns," attorney J. Dwight Yoder told the Philadelphia Inquirer.
"We weren't looking to circumvent gun laws," Yoder said of the case brought on behalf of retired U.S. Army officer Michael Stollenwerk.
"A lot of state governments have blown off this law," said Stollenwerk, 42, now a Georgetown University law student. "Someone had to stand up to the government and say, 'I'm going to challenge this.'"
Pennsylvania State Police lawyers were reviewing the decision and considering an appeal, a spokesman told the newspaper.
© Copyright 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved