concealed carry

Mo. Dept. Of Revenue: 'We're Not Sending Copies Of Citizens' Documents To DC'

Marshall Griffin — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:37:43 +0000

The head of the Missouri Department of Revenue says his agency is not forwarding electronic copies of documents from Missouri citizens to the federal government.

Director Brian Long told the House Committee on Government Oversight and Accountability that once he heard the allegations, he questioned other officials and employees within the Department of Revenue about it.

“I was repeatedly and independently assured that these scanned source documents, as part of the license process, are not, nor is there any plans, to share them, again, with the federal government or any third-party vendor," Long said.

Mo. House Republicans To 'Fast-Track' Anti-Copying Legislation

Marshall Griffin — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 00:41:32 +0000

Republican leaders in the Missouri House are promising to fast track legislation that would forbid the state from scanning and storing documents of residents who apply for conceal-carry endorsements.

Some GOP lawmakers have accused the state agency of forwarding copies of conceal-carry applications and other documents to the federal Homeland Security department. House Speaker Tim Jones (R, Eureka) says he’s disturbed by the allegations.

Lawsuit Filed Over Digital Copying Of Conceal Carry Application

Marshall Griffin and The Associated Press — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:24:10 +0000

A lawsuit has been filed in the Missouri Bootheel accusing the state of wrongfully requiring digital copies of vital records.

The plaintiff, Eric Griffin of Stoddard County, was seeking a conceal carry endorsement. He says officials at his local license fee office told him that in order to receive it, his application, birth certificate and residency documents would have to be digitally scanned and stored by the Missouri Department of Revenue. Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) says any license fee office that makes that demand is breaking the law.

Full Federal Court Will Not Hear Ill. Concealed Carry Case

Rachel Lippmann — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:28:48 +0000

The full U.S. appeals court for the 7th Circuit will not reconsider its ruling that Illinois' ban on the concealed carry of weapons is unconstitutional.

Illinois AG Asks To Take Concealed Carry Fight Back To Court

The Associated Press — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:47:57 +0000

The head of the Illinois State Rifle Association says he doesn't mind that Attorney General Lisa Madigan is asking a federal appeals court to review a ruling striking down the state's ban on concealed carry.

Madigan has requested that all the judges on the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals review a lawsuit challenging the ban.