If you have been reading this magazine for the last year, you know that I have addressed issues affecting Oregonians. This time, the issue that seems to be controversial is Concealed Handgun Licenses, or whether or not the names of the people who have them, should be released to the public under the Public Records Law. This issue is in the news because a newspaper in Medford asked the Jackson County Sheriff for those names, but he refused. They took the matter to the Jackson County Circuit Court. The Judge ruled that the Sheriff was wrong and ordered the names released. The Sheriff, with the support of the Oregon State Sheriffs' Association, appealed the ruling to the Oregon Court of Appeals.

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