Gun policies & incidents (St Johns County, FL)

Vanessa Nason filed this request with the St Johns County Sheriff's Office of St Johns County, FL.
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From: Vanessa Nason

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law (Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), I hereby request the following records:

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to Florida's Sunshine Law, I hereby request the following records:

All data, statistics, or reports from the year 2015 regarding incidents involving firearms, including but not limited to:
> firearm-related homicides
> firearm-related assaults

Any and all policies, procedures, directives, memorandums, and any other guiding materials regarding matters pertaining to firearm acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, including, but not limited to, the following:
• policies and procedures on the issuance of firearms permits and licenses. (Please note that this point is not a request for the identities of individual permit or license holders, but, rather, is a request for governmental policies and parameters regarding the process and regulations by which one may obtain either a permit or a license. If separate strictures exist for each, provision of both would be greatly appreciated.)
• policies and procedures on the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• any and all available policies and procedures regarding local firearms policies. Please provide all such materials that alter or supplement departmental procedures.
• policies and procedures regarding the sale and purchase of firearms. Please include all materials regarding the appropriate qualifications for the sale or purchase of firearms. Please include materials for particular venues, if available, including but not limited to the sale and purchase of firearms at gun shows.
• policies and procedures regarding the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.
Please include all available segregable data.

All data, statistics, or reports regarding matters pertaining to gun acquisition, licensure, use, and transfer, from the year 2015, including, but not limited to, the following:
• the issuance of firearms permits and licenses.
• the revocation of firearms permits and licenses.
• the sale and purchase of firearms.
• the transfer, either out-of-state or between individuals, of firearms.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Please limit your search to all records from the year 2015.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Nason

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Vanessa Nason

From: Bonnie Jimmerson

Your request has been received. Someone will get back to you shortly on your request.

SGT Jimmerson

Sgt Bonnie Jimmerson*Records Supervisor*St Johns Sheriffs Office*(904)810-6618

From: Bonnie Jimmerson

I’m currently following up on this request. This should have been completed and sent to you within 1 to 3 days of your request.

Sorry for the delay.

SGT Jimmerson

From: Tina Pittman

I have your request. Do you want each and every report or just a list? There are 270 reports. Please let me know. So sorry for the delay.

Tina Pittman
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
SJSO Records Specialist
(904)209-2216/810-6610

From: Tina Pittman

I have attached the list for you. Please let me know if you need further.

Tina Pittman
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
SJSO Records Specialist
(904)209-2216/810-6610

From: Vanessa Nason

Hi,

Thanks so much for your help with this request! I really appreciate it.

Sincerely,
Vanessa Nason

From: Tina Pittman

Was that what you needed?

Tina Pittman
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
SJSO Records Specialist
(904)209-2216/810-6610

From: Vanessa Nason

Yes, this is perfect. Thanks!

From: Tina Pittman

You are so welcome. I am so sorry for the delay in getting the results to you. Have a great day.

From: Vanessa Nason

I actually just wanted to ask a quick question-

according to what you sent, there were 270 total incidents involving guns/firearms in 2015. Why does that number not match with 2015 UCR data? It is actually higher than what is on record. The amount of burglaries, for example, is much higher than gun-involved robberies per the UCR, and UCR total incidents involving firearms only tallies up to 55.

From: Tina Pittman

I am going to have to get assistance with the answer to that. I do not do the UCR or the stats. I only handle the public record requests. I will get back with you on Monday.

Tina Pittman
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
SJSO Records Specialist
(904)209-2216/810-6610

From: Vanessa Nason

Thank you!

From: Tina Pittman

I was advised that the number I was given and the report you were given includes every report that MENTIONS a weapon. Does that help?

Tina Pittman
St Johns County Sheriff’s Office
SJSO Records Specialist
(904)209-2216/810-6610

From: Vanessa Nason

Yes it does! Thank you so much for all of your help. I appreciate it.

Best,
Vanessa

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