MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — The Oregon Court of Appeals has ruled that Jackson County Sheriff Mike Winters must release the names of concealed handgun permit holders requested by the Mail Tribune newspaper.
The appeals court upheld a Jackson County Circuit Court ruling which determined that concealed handgun licenses are public records.
The court said those records are not exempt from disclosure unless the sheriff can prove each individual licensee is exempt from disclosure.
The Mail Tribune requested the list as a part of its reporting on a lawsuit by Shirley Katz, a South Medford High School teacher who sued the Medford School District in order to bring her handgun on campus.
