Subj: ACTION ALERT - ANTI FIREARMS BILL Date: 1/23/01 8:16:41 PM US Mountain Standard Time From: rineer@QuixNet.net (Kenneth Rineer) Reply-to: rineer@QuixNet.net (Kenneth Rineer) To: rineer@QuixNet.net (Ken Rineer)Firearms Action Committee of Tucson P.O. Box 27231 Tucson Arizona 85726
IMMEDIATE ATTENTION REQUIRED ALERT - ANTI-RIGHTS BILL INTRODUCED!
The following is the Senate Fact Sheet for SB 1108 along with the committee member names and email address to which this bill is assigned to.
As you can see from the fact sheet, Sen. Ruth Solomon wishes to have your mental health records (if you have any of course) added to the data base for background checks.
We cannot stand for such an invasion of our privacy.
I hope you alert EVERY like minded individual, as well as any member from the ACLU you may know about this anti-rights bill.
Please contact your own members of the House as well as your Senator. You can do this by calling:
1-800-352-8404 if Phoenix is long distance or go to http://www.azleg.state.az.us/ and look up their office phone numbers.
There will be more legislative alerts to come.
We are in the process of finding and analyzing bills in order to assist you in your fight to keep and maintain your right to keep and bear arms.
Sincerely,
Ken Rineer President, Firearms Action Committee of Tucson
Assigned to HEA
Senate Health Committee
Edward Cirillo Herb Guenther Mary Hartley Toni Hellon Ruth Solomon John Verkamp Andy Nichols, Vice-Chairman Susan Gerard, Chairman
ecirillo@azleg.state.az.us hguenthe@azleg.state.az.us mhartley@azleg.state.az.us thellon@azleg.state.az.us rsolomon@azleg.state.az.us jverkamp@azleg.state.az.us anichols@azleg.state.az.us sgerard@azleg.state.az.us
FOR COMMITTEE
ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Phoenix, Arizona
FACT SHEET FOR S.B. 1108
mentally ill; disclosure of information
Purpose
Allows the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to access confidential mental health records to comply with statutes relating to concealed weapon permits and weapon background checks.
Background
Pursuant to Arizona statute, mental health commitment is a cause for revocation of a concealed weapon permit and is a reason to deny an individual permission to purchase a weapon. However, information disclosed in a commitment hearing is confidential and may only be accessed by specified parties. Currently, DPS is not one of the parties eligible to receive confidential records.
Since DPS is responsible for maintaining information related to weapons purchases and permits, the lack of information can lead to incomplete or inaccurate records at DPS. During 2000, DPS received 126,000 firearms clearance requests. Concealed weapon permits are also processed through DPS and are valid for four years. Currently, 61,000 people in Arizona have concealed weapon permits. S.B. 1108 allows DPS to comply with existing laws relating to weapon permits and weapon background checks.
There is no cost to the state general fund associated with the provisions of this measure.
Provisions
1. Requires the Department of Health Services (DHS) to disclose client records and information, in accordance with DHS rules, to DPS to comply with statutory requirements relating to concealed weapon permits and weapon background checks.
2. Makes technical corrections.
3. Provides for a general effective date.
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