I don’t think you understand the article. The sherrif did say hell no and then was court ordered to release those that had not specifically marked their applications as being for security reasons.
So the sherrif is mailing those CCW holders to give them a chance to say they do not wish their information given to the press so he can tell the press and the judge Hell NO! one more time while remaining within the judges order.
Plus it creates a bureaucratic delay in turning the info over to the press while the matter is appealed or until they can get a higher court to issue a stay pending appeal.
This sherrif is doing everything he can to protect his constituents from the press and overweening judges.
After a re-read on this I think you’re right.
The sherrif appears to be resisting, but how hard? The headline is somewhat misleading.
It looks like the sherrif is fighting it to appeal.
The bottom line is that this judge decides you must now ‘opt-out’ for your own privacy’s sake rather than it being presumed as your first choice.
It’s applying the same rule used for email spam and mass mailings to CCW permits.
If I were the Sherif, I think I’d be having an ‘accidental’ office fire in which several records were accidentally burned, and perhaps a couple of hard drives destroyed.