State House Computer Used in Attempt Made to Obtain CCW Permit Info

Posted 3/5/13

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House computer was used in an unsuccessful effort to access a secure website that contained the list of Missourians with concealed weapons permits, Gov. Jay …

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State House Computer Used in Attempt Made to Obtain CCW Permit Info

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri House computer was used in an unsuccessful effort to access a secure website that contained the list of Missourians with concealed weapons permits, Gov. Jay Nixon's administration said Friday. State Office of Administration spokeswoman Misti Preston said the user tried to access the website 23 times around 10 a.m. on Thursday morning. She said the attempted access was "unauthorized" because that information is confidential and can only be shared with law enforcement agencies. Nixon's administration now is trying to determine who was behind the attempted login. Open records requests were sent by Commissioner of Administration Doug Nelson to House Speaker Tim Jones, House Clerk Adam Crumbliss and House Director of Information Systems Rich Beckwith late Thursday in an effort to figure out which computer was used. The Office of Administration had not yet received a response to its request and Crumbliss was not immediately available for comment Friday. As chief clerk, he is responsible for House operations. Missouri's open records law, known as the Sunshine Law, gives government entities three days to formally respond to records requests. The Office of Administration is seeking all House firewall, workstation and computer logs for Thursday between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Access to the list of Missourians with concealed gun permits has been a controversial topic at the state Capitol over the past two months.


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