GRNC Alert:
4 - 30 -07 |
Grass Roots North
Carolina
Forum for Firearms Education
P.O. Box 10684, Raleigh, NC 27605
(919) 664-8565, http://www.grnc.org
GRNC Alert Hotline: (919) 562-4137
hotline@grnc.org |
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Do You Have Them On The Run? Keep Up
The Pressure! |
THIS JUST IN FROM THE 'VICTIM
DISARMAMENT SESSION'
Sutton Stalls, But Still Wants
to Register You |
The debate
and vote on HB 1287, ?The Gun Buyer Registration Act,?
has been postponed again. Could it be that your voices
are being heard? If so, now is not the time to let up
on the pressure. Turn up the heat and push on to
victory.
If there is any doubt of the seriousness of this bill,
it should be dispelled by a conversation GRNC
President Paul Valone had with the primary sponsor,
Rep. RONNIE SUTTON (D-Robeson, GRNC 1-star). Sutton
told Valone that he doesn't care WHY you are denied;
he wants ALL people who are denied in this database.
Consider this, many county sheriffs simply use a NICS
check for pistol purchase permits. It is not unusual
for there to be a denial for reasons such as mistaken
identity. A person with a similar name and year of
birth having a criminal record can cause this. Recent
changes in voter registration software caused a number
of people to get notices of revocation of voting
rights. This type of mistake happens with the instant
check system as well; sometimes denials are generated
because the NICS computer is down. In these cases, you
would then find yourself permanently enshrined in the
SBI database. Now is not the time to back down.
A quick investigation has turned up several counties
that place arbitrary limits on pistol purchase
permits. Nash and Avery counties limit each applicant
to 5 per year. In fact Chatham County?s website notes
that "Typically, it is not uncommon for a Sheriff
Department to limit an applicant to a maximum of five
such permits in one year."
So if you forget about this silly little limit (or are
unaware of it in the first place) and apply for that
sixth permit? OOPS! You are now immortalized in Rep.
Sutton?s special little database.
A little refresher on the basics of HB 1287:
IF PASSED, HB 1287 WOULD:
> REGISTER anyone who is denied a pistol purchase
permit by his sheriff into a DATABASE with the State
Bureau of Investigation.
> Keep the denial in the SBI database for 8 YEARS.
> Require the denial to appear in all subsequent
records checks.
SHERIFFS HAVE BROAD LATITUDE IN
DENYING PERMITS:
Unlike concealed handgun permits, which are ?sheriff
shall issue,? sheriffs have broad latitude in denying
pistol purchase permits. Reasons for which sheriffs
may deny permits under G.S. 14-404--beyond finding a
criminal background?can include something as simple as
having applied for more purchase permits than they
decide you need, or even arbitrarily deciding you are
not of ?good moral character.?
REGISTRATION COULD BE *PERMANENT*
Although HB 1287 requires the SBI to expunge data
after 8 years, the bill contains **NO PROTECTIONS
ABOUT WHERE THE DATA MAY BE SENT.** Translation: If
you are denied a permit for not being of ?good moral
character,? the denial could be sent to the FBI, BATFE,
local law enforcement or others who have NO OBLIGATION
TO EXPUNGE THE DATA?EVER!!!
Hundreds of calls and emails must go to each member of
the NC House to stop this insidious measure from
becoming law and you becoming another name in their
database. The real danger in this bill becoming law
lies in the future: If allowed to pass, it will be the
launch point for adding private mental health data to
the computerized National Instant Check System. In the
wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, it could easily
become a vehicle for mandatory reporting of your
mental health records. Thanks to Rep. MARK HILTON
(R-Catawba, GRNC ****) for working to delay action and
keeping GRNC informed of the progress of this bill.
IMPORTANT: You must immediately:
> Send the e-mail below
> Make SIX phone calls to your NC House Representative
and leadership for both parties
[Analysis] In the 2005 session of the NC General
Assembly, your overwhelming input was crucial in
killing a bill GRNC dubbed ?The Gun Buyer Registration
Act.? As is so often the case with gun control bills,
however, the bill has risen from the dead this year as
HB 1287, sponsored by the usual suspects: Reps. RONNIE
SUTTON (D-Robeson, GRNC 1-star), PRICEY HARRISON
(D-Guilford, GRNC 0-star), MAGGIE JEFFUS (D-Guilford,
0-star) and VERLA INSKO (D-Orange, 0-star).
Ironically, although the bill is entitled ?Report
Denial of Some Pistol Permits,? it actually registers
ALL denials, even for the arbitrary reasons described
below.
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
If you do not act now, this dangerous piece of
legislation will likely become law!
> CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVE: They can be found here:
http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm
> CALL THE FOLLOWING PARTY LEADERS:
o Speaker of the House Joe Hackney - 919-733-3451,
Joeh@ncleg.net
o House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman - 919-715-0873,
Hughh@ncleg.net
o House Minority Leader Paul Stam - 919-733-2962,
Pauls@ncleg.net
o Majority Whip: Larry M. Bell - 919-733-5863,
larryb@ncleg.net
o Minority Whip Bill McGee - 919-733-5747,
Williamm@ncleg.net
DELIVER THIS MESSAGE
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Dear Representative:
I reiterate my call for you to oppose HB 1287, "Report
Denial of Some Pistol Permits, which should more
properly be titled the ?Gun Buyer Registration Act.?
Sheriffs have broad latitude in denying these permits,
sometimes for quite arbitrary reasons. So under HB
1287, gun buyers who have committed no crime could
find themselves enshrined in a State Bureau of
Investigation database.
Although the SBI is required to expunge permit denials
after eight years, **no protections exist on where
they may send the data.** It could be sent to the FBI,
BATFE, local law enforcement or others who have **no
obligation to expunge the data...ever.**
I once again strongly urge you to vote against HB
1287.
Sincerely,
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A Concerned North Carolina Voter
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You may write your federal congressman by going here:
http://www.house.gov/writerep/
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You may find your representative by going here:
http://www.grnc.org/contact_reps.htm |
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