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I got a heads up about a D&C article about this, and was disgusted by the way the story was so distorted. Either this is just part of their efforts to make Dinolfo look bad, or these journalists can't even be bothered to pick up the phone and do some research to understand a story.
The D&C article that is complete trash:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...-out/87001220/
(Not that I expected anything better from the D&C)
13 WHAM article that only digs a bit deeper, but still misses the point and does it's best to paint Dinolfo in a bad light:
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/m...-privacy-forms
The part that is most disturbing is that if I didn't hear Dinolfo talk about this at a SCOPE meeting, I probably would have thought this is a bad thing as well. Really makes you question pretty much everything the media tells you. Anyone who thinks they aren't susceptible to media bias and propaganda is kidding themselves.
From the WHAM article:
​Well this sounds like a bad thing. I want my information to be private. Let's read further......
A judge approves pistol permit applications. The SAFE act said if you didn't want your permit to be public information, then you could opt out. Why in the name of all that is good and holy would a judge need to approve your opt out form?
Dinolfo said she worked with the Court system to create a procedure where submitted opt-out forms were collected, time-stamped and held chronologically in a separate file in the Clerk's Office. She said arrangements were made between her office and the court where bundles of forms were sent over for judicial review and approval. Once reviewed, the forms were sent back to the Clerk's Office and filed in a separate location and filed in a separate location from the pistol permit holder files required by law, according to Dinolfo.
That's right folks. They are keeping the opt out forms in a separate location by design to keep everyone's information private. If the opt out forms and permits were kept together, it would be easy to respond to any FOIL request and provide information if the person hadn't opted out. By keeping them separate, the county clerk's office cannot easily verify who has opted out and who hasn't, so therefore no pistol permit holder information is provided. Which is the way it should be.
Yes people. That was precisely the point!!!
So now I have to wonder if Bello's response was spun by the media, or if he actually doesn't get it. I am concerned that our new Monroe county clerk isn't as 2A friendly as our old one.
This isn't the only thing they're going after Dinolfo about. The partisan politics crap seems to be coming non stop since she became County Executive.
The D&C article that is complete trash:
http://www.democratandchronicle.com/...-out/87001220/
(Not that I expected anything better from the D&C)
13 WHAM article that only digs a bit deeper, but still misses the point and does it's best to paint Dinolfo in a bad light:
http://13wham.com/news/top-stories/m...-privacy-forms
The part that is most disturbing is that if I didn't hear Dinolfo talk about this at a SCOPE meeting, I probably would have thought this is a bad thing as well. Really makes you question pretty much everything the media tells you. Anyone who thinks they aren't susceptible to media bias and propaganda is kidding themselves.
From the WHAM article:
Monroe County, N.Y. (WHAM) – Monroe County Clerk Adam Bello (D) said gun owners who thought their names, addresses and list of firearms that were protected under the Safe Act’s opt-out form were not fully processed.
Bello just took office a few months ago and said it’s a problem he stumbled upon.
Bello just took office a few months ago and said it’s a problem he stumbled upon.
He claims about 20,000 opt-out forms remain unprocessed, sitting inside two large filing cabinets at the clerk’s office. Some of the forms were submitted to the clerk’s office in 2013.
Bello said about 13,000 of them were never sent to a judge to be approved, and the remaining forms were never filed away at the clerk’s office.
Bello said about 13,000 of them were never sent to a judge to be approved, and the remaining forms were never filed away at the clerk’s office.
County Executive Cheryl Dinolfo (R) who was previously the county clerk told 13WHAM.......
"During this process, the Clerk’s Office did not release any information related to pistol permits to protect the safety and security of all pistol permit holders."
"During this process, the Clerk’s Office did not release any information related to pistol permits to protect the safety and security of all pistol permit holders."
Dinolfo said she worked with the Court system to create a procedure where submitted opt-out forms were collected, time-stamped and held chronologically in a separate file in the Clerk's Office. She said arrangements were made between her office and the court where bundles of forms were sent over for judicial review and approval. Once reviewed, the forms were sent back to the Clerk's Office and filed in a separate location and filed in a separate location from the pistol permit holder files required by law, according to Dinolfo.
(new county clerk) Bello said it's his priority to finish processing and filing away opt-out forms, but said it's going to take a long time.
In the meantime, Bello said the clerk’s office will not be able to fulfill public record requests for pistol permits until all forms are accounted for.
In the meantime, Bello said the clerk’s office will not be able to fulfill public record requests for pistol permits until all forms are accounted for.
So now I have to wonder if Bello's response was spun by the media, or if he actually doesn't get it. I am concerned that our new Monroe county clerk isn't as 2A friendly as our old one.
This isn't the only thing they're going after Dinolfo about. The partisan politics crap seems to be coming non stop since she became County Executive.
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