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Senate Panel Kills Bill To Shield Gun Permit Info

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A Senate committee has killed legislation to shield concealed weapons permit information from public view. The Courts of Justice Committee voted 8-6 Wednesday to reject Del. Mark Cole's bill, which the House of Delegates passed by a wide margin last week.

The bill would have prohibited court clerks form disclosing information contained in permit applications or in orders issuing permits. In 2007, The Roanoke Times posted the state police concealed weapons database on its website, prompting a backlash from gun-rights activists.

Attempts by the legislature since then to shield the information have failed. The pro-gun Virginia Citizens Defense League favored Cole's legislation. Representatives of gun control, media and open government organizations spoke against it.

 

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