Ohio Sherrif in trouble?? I hope so!

[PABuck_HNTR]

GUN RIGHTS GROUP WANTS INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION IN RELEASE OF OHIO CCW INFO
The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today called upon Ohio Attorney General Jim Petro to investigate the release of the home addresses of 87 concealed pistol licensees by Shelby County Sheriff Kevin O'Leary, to the Sidney, Ohio Daily News, which subsequently published that information in its June 8 edition.

"Release of this information is not merely a gross invasion of privacy," said CCRKBA Chairman Alan Gottlieb, "it might also be a violation of the Ohio concealed carry statute. Under the law, only the name, county of residence and date of birth may be released by a sheriff to a bona fide journalist, and it requires a written request. There is no provision for releasing street addresses of licensees. Attorney General Petro should immediately launch a criminal investigation to determine if the law was violated, and then prosecute the violators."


Details about individual licensees, including their home addresses, might be considered confidential, and releasing that information is a felony of the fifth degree, Gottlieb stressed. The "willful and deliberate" release of that information by a sheriff or any other public officer or employee can bring a civil fine of $1,000.


"The newspaper printed the home addresses of all 87 citizens, for any burglar or other criminal to read," Gottlieb said. "If any of these law-abiding gun owners is victimized in any way as a result of this outrageous release of personal information, the newspaper and Sheriff O'Leary should be held legally responsible."


CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron added, "The Sidney Daily News is owned by Brown Publishing, the same newspaper chain that owns the Wilmington News-Journal. The editor of that newspaper, who was not licensed to carry, was charged with kidnapping a woman at gunpoint May 13. That embarrassing story got very little play in the press. Ohio newspapers must believe that it is acceptable to invade the privacy of honest gun owners while pretty much ignoring a serious crime allegedly committed by one of their own.


"Sheriff O'Leary," Waldron continued, "opposed concealed carry. But the debate is over, it is now the law, and he needs to follow the law, to the letter. If he cannot do that, then perhaps he should turn in his badge and gun, and find some other line of work. He has betrayed the trust of every person whose address he released."

[Aught Six]

Nail 'em!

[Jorgy]

I wouldn't normally post a link to another web site, but this is a guy that had his name published and is quite pissed off

http://nugeboard.tednugent.com/ubb/F...ML/076155.html

http://nugeboard.tednugent.com/ubb/F...ML/076231.html

If this is against the rules I apologize

[PABuck_HNTR]

Jorgy if you can post replies on that site. Tell him to contact The Citizens Committe for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms or the Keep and Bear arms website they have good lawyers who would probably take this on for free. I know the CCRKBA have a fund set aside for these instances.

[Jorgy]

f4yg, I posted it to him, I hope he takes your advise. What a bunch of crap

[PABuck_HNTR]

I hope so too, this crap has to be put to a stop! Let these jerks know we aren't going to take it anymore.

[BenGarrett]

Okay, I've got a couple of issues with this: That newspaper knows full well what is and isn't acceptable to print. PERIOD! There is no excuse for ANY newspaper breaking ANY law with the information they print in their publication. And even if they weren't breaking any law, they're breaking the law of ethics. What in the hell did they hope to accomplish? If I had a reporter try to pull something like that, he would probably be looking for another job. Utterly ridiculous!

As for the sheriff, he should be booted from office. He knows the law better than anyone, and he knowingly broke the law and used a public office to push across his personal agenda.

This steams me. [:@]

[Charlie P]

Sounds like a class action law suit coming.

Criminals know what houses not to try and rob now.

[PABuck_HNTR]

hey're breaking the law of ethics

Ben, i didn't know that newspapers or their reporters had ANY code of ethics. I think that is our major problem today is that we allow newspapers to create news not report news.