I noticed how question 8 asks about employer. How would I answer that if I'm a full time student and I just help my father in construction? Basically I'm not employed by him. Also, It's still a bit unclear to me on which questions I must answer If I'm just submitting the appeal letter due to the 8 week delay.
Its none of their business about your employer or lack thereof. You can simply object to the question.
Why? Because....
CGS 4-178, Chapter 54 states “…In contested cases: (1) Any oral or documentary evidence may be received, but the agency shall, as a matter of policy, provide for the exclusion of irrelevant, immaterial or unduly repetitious evidence…”
Section 29-32b-7. Acknowledgement
After receipt of the appeal the Secretary reserves the right to make a thorough inquiry of the facts of the appeal. When the Secretary determines that the information obtained relative to the appeal is sufficient to permit the conduct of a fair and impartial hearing, he shall set a date for a hearing and give reasonable notice of the time and place of the hearing to the appellant and to the issuing authority.
(Effective May 1, 1975)
And specifically in respect to the employer query, you can list the same reason as I did:
And the inquiry as to the complainant’s employer information is clearly disturbing to the complainant. Now, the Board is asking for information that could result in the complainant losing employment and a means of providing for himself and his family by asking for the complainant’s employer (Questionnaire inquiry number 9). There would be nothing to stop ANYONE from calling my employer or future employers and telling them I own a firearm and there would be no relief to the complainant if the employer wishes to terminate the employment of the complainant. Many employers are anti-gun and have anti-gun policies. Plus, if they kept on an employee whom they know owns a gun then it may leave the employer open to possible civil suits and this creates a great incentive to terminate such employees, even with pro-gun employers.
That's why the secretary of the BFPE did not mandate that the employer question be answered. Its an irrelevant question and immaterial to the subject matter.
Remember...the board looks closely at their stupid questions and answers...if you make a simple mistake they will just call you a liar and deny you a permit that should be issued; hence, its best not to provide any information if you can help it.
And are you required to continually update your answers if your responses would change? Like in 2 yrs (the time you might get a hearing) ? And if you don't? They may use it to disqualify you. I don't trust these guys at all...they are not your friend.
