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Schaefer Says ATF Bureau And Social Security Requested Missouri's Conceal Carry Weapons List

Marshall Griffin/St. Louis Public Radio

Missouri Senator Kurt Schaefer (R, Columbia) says theDepartment of Revenue(DOR) has continued to withhold information from his legislative committee about the list of conceal carry weapons (CCW) holders that the agency compiled for the federal government.

Schaefer told reporters Tuesday that they’ve found an email that states the request was made jointly by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, as well as theSocial Security Administration.  He says Department of Revenue officials knew the ATF was included in the request, but chose not to disclose that fact to his committee.

“Who is the gatekeeper of Missourians’ private information?  It’s apparent, in this administration, no one is the gatekeeper," Schaefer said.  "Not only are they negligent in being the gatekeeper, they are affirmatively producing these lists and providing them to outside entities in direct violation of state law.”

Governor Jay Nixon (D) had announced earlier Tuesday that the Dept. of Revenue would no long scan or retain source documents for CCW applicants.  Following the afternoon's Medicaid rally, Nixon accused Republican lawmakers of using the controversy to divert attention away from the need to expand Medicaid to more Missourians.  Schaefer fired back, saying that Nixon grossly misunderstands the concerns of the public if he thinks the release of the state’s conceal carry list to the federal government is a minor issue.

Lt. Governor Peter Kinder (R) joined Schaefer at a press conference, where he accused Nixon of deliberately misleading Missouri citizens for weeks.

Schaefer says he also wants to question former Revenue Director Alana Barragan-Scott.  She ran the agency from 2009 until December of 2012, when Governor Nixon appointed her to be a judge on the Administrative Hearing Commission.

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Missouri Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a proud alumnus of the University of Mississippi (a.k.a., Ole Miss), and has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off the old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Mason, and their cat, Honey.
Marshall Griffin
St. Louis Public Radio State House Reporter Marshall Griffin is a native of Mississippi and proud alumnus of Ole Miss (welcome to the SEC, Mizzou!). He has been in radio for over 20 years, starting out as a deejay. His big break in news came when the first President Bush ordered the invasion of Panama in 1989. Marshall was working the graveyard shift at a rock station, and began ripping news bulletins off an old AP teletype and reading updates between songs. From there on, his radio career turned toward news reporting and anchoring. In 1999, he became the capital bureau chief for Florida's Radio Networks, and in 2003 he became News Director at WFSU-FM/Florida Public Radio. During his time in Tallahassee he covered seven legislative sessions, Governor Jeb Bush's administration, four hurricanes, the Terri Schiavo saga, and the 2000 presidential recount. Before coming to Missouri, he enjoyed a brief stint in the Blue Ridge Mountains, reporting and anchoring for WWNC-AM in Asheville, North Carolina. Marshall lives in Jefferson City with his wife, Julie, their dogs, Max and Liberty Belle, and their cat, Honey.
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