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PA:Man sues over photo requirement for gun permit

Josey1Josey1 Member Posts: 9,598 ✭✭
edited January 2002 in General Discussion
Man sues over photo requirement for gun permit A retired Camden police detective has sued the City of Philadelphia over its requirement that a photograph be provided to obtain a gun permit.Gregory Green alleges that the requirement violates his religious freedom and his right to bear arms. In his lawsuit, Green said he belonged to the 115-year-old Church of the Living God the Pillar and Ground of the Truth in Philadelphia, which strictly adheres to the King James version of the Bible and believes photographs to be graven images. Green is retired from the Camden Police Department, according to the suit filed last week in federal court. He said he was willing to provide fingerprints, documents, or other means of identification. The lawsuit asks that the requirement to provide a photograph be removed. http://inq.philly.com/content/inquirer/2002/01/21/city/PMANSUESO.htm
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  • offerorofferor Member Posts: 8,625 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, that's a new one, a conscientious objector about handgun permits. And, I assume, driver licenses? And Sam's Club cards?I don't have any objection to biometric identification by the way, judiciously used. I think it's a pretty good way of catching crooks, and I'm not a crook. I actually helped install one of the first fingerprint computer systems in the Welfare department up in Connecticut, and it cut their fraud problem (multi-dipping) way down. I give a set of fingerprints (the old-fashioned variety) every time I renew my carry permit and doesn't bother me. In fact, I'm kinda proud to qualify. Of course, they take my right hand, and I'm left handed, so my gun has the "wrong" prints on it much of the time. But then, my prints are also in the Connecticut system, for qual test purposes, so I suppose I'm already biometrically nailed in this country. The system identified me every time by my thumb.We saw demonstrations of all the biometric systems where I was working - finger, iris, *. Cool stuff, and it's the wave of the future, ladies & gentlemen. As are smart cards, which can contain digital "pictures" of those same prints.
    "The 2nd Amendment is about defense, not hunting. Long live the gun shows, and reasonable access to FFLs. Join the NRA -- I'm a Life Member."[This message has been edited by offeror (edited 01-22-2002).]
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  • crisisbillcrisisbill Member Posts: 487 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok,ok,did this "So-Called"retired Camden police detective refuse to have his picture on his police Id card.........
    If you Fail to Prepare, Prepare to Failfreetog@ulster.net
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