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Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Gun Privacy Bill Moves Out Of Assembly Committee

Sponsored by Assemblyman Dave Rible, the bill would keep private the names and addresses of gun permit holders

A state bill that would prohibit the public release of names of gun permit holders has moved out of a State Assembly committee Wednesday, officials said. Sponsored by Assemblymen Dave Rible and Ron Dancer, both R-Monmouth and Ocean, the bill seeks to restrict public access to the names and addresses of gun permit holders under the state’s Open Public Records law. Rible, a Wall resident, previously has said he is opposed to the release of such information because it could prove potentially dangerous to law-abiding citizens, such as law enforcement officers. The bill, A-3788, passed out of the Law and Public Safety Committee Wednesday, Rible said in a release. “Releasing personal information about those who have firearms permits or licenses …

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stewart resmer

10:33 am on Monday, February 25, 2013

Ok, let me see if I have this correctly, people that have guns, are at risk, because people who may not have guns know? Is that right? And, as it goes if one were to observe an individual in public brandishing a firearm, then the totters right to privacy to bear arms means one could not yell out a warning of 'HE's GOT A GUN!'..or worse, call the Police to report a person with gun? Is that right?   more ›

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