- Dec 20, 2013
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I did a cursory search to see if this article had been posted previously on MDS, but the search froze. So I'm apologizing beforehand if there's already a thread, but since this was news to me, I reckon it may be to some of you as well....
"Last Friday (9/6[2013]) the Associated Gun Clubs issued a statement confirming reports that – “on orders from Governor Martin O’Malley – the Maryland State Police (MSP) are sharing the personal information listed on 77R firearms purchase application forms.” The MSP issued a Sept. 7 press release stating, that employees from across state government were assisting in the processing of firearms applications. The release can be found on Delegate Mike Smigiel’s (R – Caroline, Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne Counties) website. MSP removed the statement from its press release page.
For those unfamiliar, a 77R is an authorization for release of information to purchase a regulated firearm.
These forms, which include the applicant’s date of birth, home address and social security numbers have – according to the Associated Gun Clubs – been shared with employees of non-MSP government agencies such as the Department of Human Resources, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Public Safety, Correctional Services of the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation."
Maryland State Police Illegally Sharing Firearm Applicants Personal Information
"Last Friday (9/6[2013]) the Associated Gun Clubs issued a statement confirming reports that – “on orders from Governor Martin O’Malley – the Maryland State Police (MSP) are sharing the personal information listed on 77R firearms purchase application forms.” The MSP issued a Sept. 7 press release stating, that employees from across state government were assisting in the processing of firearms applications. The release can be found on Delegate Mike Smigiel’s (R – Caroline, Cecil, Kent & Queen Anne Counties) website. MSP removed the statement from its press release page.
For those unfamiliar, a 77R is an authorization for release of information to purchase a regulated firearm.
These forms, which include the applicant’s date of birth, home address and social security numbers have – according to the Associated Gun Clubs – been shared with employees of non-MSP government agencies such as the Department of Human Resources, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the Department of Public Safety, Correctional Services of the Department of General Services and the Department of Transportation."
Maryland State Police Illegally Sharing Firearm Applicants Personal Information
