Saying they were trying to overstep their authority, a judge on Monday shot down a lawsuit Perry County's auditors filed to try to force the sheriff to reveal the names of applicants for permits to carry concealed guns. Huntingdon County Judge George N. Zanic gave the legal win to Sheriff Carl Nace by upholding Nace's preliminary objections to the suit by auditors Barbara Hench, Donna Jones and Kimberly McMullen. Nace, who was backed in the legal fight by the Pennsylvania Sheriffs' Association, contended that the auditors' demand for the permit holders names conflicted with his legal obligation to keep those names confidential. The auditors claimed they needed the names to effectively audit the county's books. Zanic, who was named to preside specially in the case, found the auditors' argument to be "legally insufficient" and dismissed their suit.
trkyhntr No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session. --Mark Twain (1866)
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