Tue Dec 25, 2012, 11:09 AM

Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners’ Names and Addresses [View all]

A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area.

Hundreds of residents in New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties were surprised to find their names and addresses listed on a map posted by The Journal News on Sunday. Users can click any dot on the map to see which of their neighbors has a permit for a gun.

The map sparked more than 500 comments from readers within a day of its appearance on the website, many of them voicing outrage at the paper’s decision to make the information public.

“This is CRAZY!! why in the world would you post every licensed gun owner information?? What do you hope to accomplish by doing this. This is the type of thing you do for sex offenders not law abiding gun owners. What next? should i hang a flag outside my house that says I own a gun? I am canceling my subscription with your paper today!!!” said commenter Curtis Maenza.

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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners’ Names and Addresses [View all]	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	OP
That provides one of the strongest arguments against gun registration	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#1
Almost everything is public information nowadays.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#2
Public doesn't necessarily mean freely available to anyone who wants it for any reason at any time	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#3
Public employees salaries are public info. Newspapers started publishing them a couple years ago.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#9
So does that mean the place you worked for was inflating it for book keeping reasons or did the	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#18
I have no idea.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#21
What you are seeing though	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#96
Yes and it ended with	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#104
That "slippery slope" some of us talked about when the Patriot Act	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#254
Probably the gross, before the S/S, taxes, Medicare, insurance, retirement, etc., were taken out.	RC	Dec 2012	#89
More like the gross plus 50%	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#107
So they exposed themselves as	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#111
Yep but we don't know who screwed up.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#113
If it's like NY, they're not idiots.	bobclark86	Dec 2012	#125
I'm familiar with those figures.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#177
Old information....	WCGreen	Dec 2012	#169
The reported number probably	Jenoch	Dec 2012	#234
Not to mention the criminal aspect of it.	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#253
Actually...sadly	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#10
Go to the California DMV and ask for your next-door neighbor's vehicle registrations	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#11
Oh if a paper wanted to run a similar list	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#26
It would be a major scandal if a newspaper published a DMV registration list here, I believe.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#33
And Doug Manchester would care?	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#46
I agree, and I am quite sure the motivation of the publisher of the newspaper who published gun...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#52
If Manchester can increase the ever diving	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#56
Circulation spiraling down, paper getting noticeably thinner by the month	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#59
Hey, it is a dying paper	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#63
that is because of the young actress who was killed	dsc	Dec 2012	#272
It would be illegal here	obamanut2012	Dec 2012	#141
Fred Phelps has some kind of connection that gets him DMV records.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#108
He's a great example of a fucked up person who does fucked up things for attention	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#114
It's also the same here	obamanut2012	Dec 2012	#140
DING! I believe you are correct.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#147
"vehicle registrations"	dixiegrrrrl	Dec 2012	#145
Simple	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#148
Actually... yes- it does mean exactly that.	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#17
The legal term "public record" means accessible to scrutiny by the public	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#20
Do you own a set of encyclopedias?	Robb	Dec 2012	#36
Do you know anyone who has ever filed for bankruptcy protection, or been tried for a federal crime?	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#43
Gatekeepers. Like, for example, newspapers.	Robb	Dec 2012	#194
Vehicle registration information is not public record. Deed titles are.	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#44
In most states, home sales prices are public record. A few states including Texas are called...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#47
Morally Right?	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#67
Boy, this is a tough one	primavera	Dec 2012	#149
A publc figure has a lower expectation of privacy, accorting to the courts.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#200
Yes, major hypocrisy.	Mojorabbit	Dec 2012	#285
Also for stalkers...	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#305
what's there too hide	samsingh	Dec 2012	#210
This:	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#307
i was heartbroken about this - are DMV records still openly available?	samsingh	Dec 2012	#314
Not anymore in Cali.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#316
agreed	samsingh	Dec 2012	#318
It provides an incredibly STRONG argument IN FAVOR of registering ALL GUNS, IMO	RomneyLies	Dec 2012	#280
Sweet. I found my own neighborhood on the map.	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#4
The burglars now know where to look for guns. Rapists and home-invasion robbers also benefit...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#6
Of course you assume guns are the only deterent and that without a gun you will be victim.	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#14
This message was self-deleted by its author	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#32
Slackmaster, why don't you quit obsessing over being a victim. Crackheads aren't going to check	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#39
Ha ha! Made you think.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#45
It might just be me	shadowrider	Dec 2012	#48
No, he didn't answer it at all.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#55
Hey did you check out that map?	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#80
Those are NYS pistol permits only.	bobclark86	Dec 2012	#133
Just because a household is not on the list,	ywcachieve	Dec 2012	#65
So the people who do appear on the map aren't really the ones that people should be worried about.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#97
This post is a good one to show that no one should register their guns because a list could get out.	oldbanjo	Dec 2012	#135
I'll always comply with the law, but laws are made by people that we elect.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#157
And I will go out of my way to vote for any candidate with an f or d rating from the NRA	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#165
I will go out of my way to support ANY politician who supports universal gun registration	RomneyLies	Dec 2012	#282
Very true.	Lifelong Protester	Dec 2012	#187
Of course you would, the people with guns	oldbanjo	Dec 2012	#124
Of course they are, just ask Nancy Lanza.	ET Awful	Dec 2012	#129
Amen!	Shadowflash	Dec 2012	#34
If the bad guy is armed you are a victim....	oldbanjo	Dec 2012	#126
You don't think criminals are smart enough to take that list, pick a few	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#256
Price one has to pay for keeping a weapons cache.	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#262
and that others will pay because more guns are in the hands of criminals	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#275
Exactly.	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#288
Price the public has to pay for a newspaper	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#291
My friend, simply saying that those who unreasonably arm up because they are afraid of crime are	Hoyt	Dec 2012	#299
Yup. I'm extra-scared now. nt	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#15
Yeah, cause everyone who has a gun in their house has registered it.	blueamy66	Dec 2012	#57
Do you even realize you are coming across as really, really paranoid here?	Whovian	Dec 2012	#73
Let me just add to my previous comment that I was not surprised IN THE LEAST	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#74
I have to agree with you.	Fresh_Start	Dec 2012	#304
Brilliant!! Public Information... overload	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#5
Yup	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#8
Our local media put all of our salaries online.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#12
Yeah, organizations like a school district don't want to work any harder than necessary to comply...	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#30
The newspaper is just exercising its first amendment rights	Warren Stupidity	Dec 2012	#7
I could show you a dozen houses with signs on the lawn	tularetom	Dec 2012	#13
This message was self-deleted by its author	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#16
Why did this guy just put up a sign that said "I am an asshole with a gun" nt	Walk away	Dec 2012	#22
Exactly. Anybody who would put this sign in their yard should add:	renie408	Dec 2012	#25
Couple of corrections...	pkdu	Dec 2012	#37
I would welcome that.	renie408	Dec 2012	#23
Or A Sign That Says - "If You Are A Really Good Criminal, Prove It By Duking It Out With My Neighbor"	cantbeserious	Dec 2012	#35
Why is it that everybody that owns a gun thinks that THEY will be the ones	renie408	Dec 2012	#224
Read this...	renie408	Dec 2012	#226
Seems to me...	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#49
By publishing a map of homes that DO have guns, the paper also published a map of homes that do NOT.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#62
How do we know they	littlemissmartypants	Dec 2012	#66
No they didn't	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#71
So the people who do appear on the map aren't really the ones that people should be worried about.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#91
Not only that but is the map even accurate	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#99
I guarantee it is not accurate. All map publishers intentionally "seed" their products with errors.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#101
Confession time ...	GeorgeGist	Dec 2012	#295
I'd see that sign and be thinking "tick...tick...tick"	gulliver	Dec 2012	#95
He might as well put a sign on his lawn that reads	Ikonoklast	Dec 2012	#324
I think it is a great public service.	Walk away	Dec 2012	#19
Another great reason. Hear, hear!	Shadowflash	Dec 2012	#27
We did the same thing when our kids were young.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#31
Does it bother you to be paranoid?	Indydem	Dec 2012	#38
All of our children know how to swim and if they are too young to swim....	Walk away	Dec 2012	#61
See the story on post 61	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#68
Alas, the mobile version doesn't show post #	Indydem	Dec 2012	#92
Read this	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#98
No, paranoia is gun nuts buying up all the guns and ammo they can	MessiahRp	Dec 2012	#287
Ha ha! Is that honestly the best you have?	Indydem	Dec 2012	#292
Do a little thinking here. Were gun sales this high under Bush? Under Clinton? No.	MessiahRp	Dec 2012	#322
This is seriously the best you've got?	Indydem	Dec 2012	#323
Obama NEVER ran on gun control so you're full of shit.	MessiahRp	Dec 2012	#332
Makes sense to me	Shadowflash	Dec 2012	#24
A 90 ROUND CLIP!	Indydem	Dec 2012	#41
The new	shadowrider	Dec 2012	#60
I think you have to shoot that from a ladder.	Indydem	Dec 2012	#87
Drum	Electric Monk	Dec 2012	#247
Here's seveal different sizes of magazines	RomneyLies	Dec 2012	#249
The Best Way For The Unarmed To Avoid Being Shot By Gun Owners - Information Is Power	cantbeserious	Dec 2012	#28
Sunlight is an excellent disinfectant.	Robb	Dec 2012	#29
Too much sunlight can burn.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#308
We probably shouldn't license cars then.	Robb	Dec 2012	#310
Or not not publish owners names and addys in newspapers.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#321
First they came for the phone books.	Robb	Dec 2012	#330
Why many people had inlisted numbers,	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#331
And I wonder who will die from this disgusting stunt?	cthulu2016	Dec 2012	#40
Self righteous gun haters think even less. Nt	Indydem	Dec 2012	#42
The 'self righteous gun haters' are getting fed up with the mass shooting by gun lovers.	RC	Dec 2012	#130
Gun "Lovers" aren't committing these crimes.	Indydem	Dec 2012	#259
Do you have a list of all the members of the gun culture? How can you make that statement?	morningfog	Dec 2012	#274
Name me the NRA member, or gun culture member who participated in a mass murder.	Indydem	Dec 2012	#276
How do you identify the gun culture member? By, like, them possessing guns?	morningfog	Dec 2012	#277
Wrong.	Indydem	Dec 2012	#281
The guns you defend are capable of mass murder	morningfog	Dec 2012	#294
So is a bomb	Indydem	Dec 2012	#301
The people who performed the disgusting stunt don't give a flying fuck if anyone gets harmed by it	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#51
Well, since their own personal information was almost immediately counter-leaked...	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#217
Well gunowners say that	underthematrix	Dec 2012	#122
So you're saying houses with guns are not safe?	aquart	Dec 2012	#131
Most of the commenters on that article seem to know	ChisolmTrailDem	Dec 2012	#219
That is dangerous for the gun owners. Thieves will target them, to steal their guns.	Honeycombe8	Dec 2012	#50
"That is dangerous for the gun owners."	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#72
Yes, it's true. Guns are expensive and a common object of theft.	Honeycombe8	Dec 2012	#78
Right. But I thought people kept guns so that they could defend themselves from the baddies?	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#106
You're misinformed. People keep firearms for a lot of different reasons.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#117
I'll let my stereotype go when you stop making comments about rapists and home invasions,	Chorophyll	Dec 2012	#119
Yes. But there's a difference between protecting against the happenstance that you have an intruder,	Honeycombe8	Dec 2012	#260
Ermm... where do you live that X-boxes have to be registered with a public regulatory agency?	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#116
Public records. tee-hee.	Baitball Blogger	Dec 2012	#53
Yes, I'm sure this woman is laughing:	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#309
What public records did he have access to?	Baitball Blogger	Dec 2012	#311
Driver's license, vehicle registration.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#315
Such is the case in Florida.	Baitball Blogger	Dec 2012	#317
Well, if your gun'owning neighbor has a criminal or mental illness record,	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#320
There are ways to address those issues.	Baitball Blogger	Dec 2012	#326
I just love how most people in this thread care more about the	Fawke Em	Dec 2012	#54
What about the Fourth Amendment?	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#58
Dubya did away with the 4th amendment	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#77
And DUers are now enthusiastically embracing many of Dubya's policies all over the place	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#79
Like the first	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#85
Exactly	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#110
FREEDOM - of Information Act	otohara	Dec 2012	#86
No government action, no Fourth Amendment issue.	Comrade Grumpy	Dec 2012	#156
Government released the information to the press. Government made the law that allowed it...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#159
The first amendment doesn't shield the paper from negligence.	NutmegYankee	Dec 2012	#93
Public information is not private. That is the definition of "Public Record"...	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#112
Disagree.	NutmegYankee	Dec 2012	#167
So you are arguing that requested public information should not be shared with fellow citizens?	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#214
I strongly believe this should not have been a public record.	NutmegYankee	Dec 2012	#221
You strongly believe it shouldn't've been a public record. Fair enough. Agitate to change it...	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#233
Excellent post, and well said.	billh58	Dec 2012	#297
I'm in favor of making lots of things public information.	Comrade_McKenzie	Dec 2012	#64
One of my old neighbors is listed on this map.	In_The_Wind	Dec 2012	#69
And no guns in Newtown	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#75
I don't understand how that could be possible.	In_The_Wind	Dec 2012	#142
I thought this was about two NY counties.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#151
I wonder how the DUers cheering this would feel...	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#70
You of course realize	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#76
Of course, legal gun owners are covered by the 2A.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#139
Gun banners are as fringe as we all get a Glock 9	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#144
No one has claimed the NRA is mainstream.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#174
Look, limiting mag size, and 100% background checks	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#181
Extra-capacity mags have no useful purpose for civilians...	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#208
Lets do nothing then	nadinbrzezinski	Dec 2012	#261
No one here has suggested that.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#263
Spoken like a true	billh58	Dec 2012	#154
"Then be responsible and accountable for it"...	bvar22	Dec 2012	#225
"NRA talking points". There's that incantation again...	friendly_iconoclast	Dec 2012	#283
Funny, that drunk driving thing...	beevul	Dec 2012	#279
This message was self-deleted by its author	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#83
Yeah. There are no principles, only aesthetics.	JVS	Dec 2012	#255
What?	billh58	Dec 2012	#127
I've never owned a gun, so I don't have a dog in that fight.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#153
How many people have	billh58	Dec 2012	#271
If you do drive t cars in public at all you have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding them	Bluenorthwest	Dec 2012	#298
That wins the ridiculous comparison award for today! Congratulations!	Squinch	Dec 2012	#143
I wonder how many people this pissed off complained when newspapers published teachers' test scores	Starry Messenger	Dec 2012	#81
Yep.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#82
That's different	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#84
Nothing but praise for doing this....	ReRe	Dec 2012	#88
Let me give you a little piece of information that you may not have considered.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#94
Yeah, yeah, yeah....	ReRe	Dec 2012	#230
"Please don't attack me for thinking."	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#155
Whew!	ReRe	Dec 2012	#231
So, if owning and carrying a gun is such a wonderful, "patriotic"...	99Forever	Dec 2012	#90
It's an invasion of privacy that serves no purpose other than boosting sales of a newspaper	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#100
Couldn't the same pretty much be said about the gun manufacturers?	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#109
I know for a fact that the neighbors on all four sides of me have firearms in their homes	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#115
Good.	Sekhmets Daughter	Dec 2012	#164
Again- public information is NOT private... there is no expectation of privacy	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#121
That you are armed and dangerous...	99Forever	Dec 2012	#128
Because it's probably inaccurate info	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#123
You are starting to look rather foolish.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#158
Yet they list gun owners in CT	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#172
The article doesn't explain those dots in CT.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#192
Did you ever consider that	billh58	Dec 2012	#186
For the same reason they	billh58	Dec 2012	#182
Next up? A list of those DENIED a permit???	HereSince1628	Dec 2012	#102
That would actually be more useful for people looking for lists of neighbors to avoid	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#103
I wouldn't make a bet on that.	HereSince1628	Dec 2012	#105
Actually, that list	billh58	Dec 2012	#134
The list exists, the question is how and when it will become public information.	HereSince1628	Dec 2012	#138
It's a great guide for parents. Where NOT to let your kid play.	mainer	Dec 2012	#118
so it shifts burglars to homes without guns	HereSince1628	Dec 2012	#120
Not really. The reality is, not many criminals are overly bright.	RC	Dec 2012	#152
Here's a list of the tems stolen by burglars nationwide...	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#166
I bet it sold some papers.	gollygee	Dec 2012	#132
So they publish the names of the LAW ABIDING citizens. Are they trying to drive gun ownership	1monster	Dec 2012	#136
So it's okay to publish weddings,	billh58	Dec 2012	#168
Where I live, the birth announcements are up to the parents. If they want the birth published,	1monster	Dec 2012	#216
I submit that the examples you cite	billh58	Dec 2012	#220
You have to pay for an obituary in the paper.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#236
Not in all papers.	Robb	Dec 2012	#239
That's good.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#241
Not where I live.	billh58	Dec 2012	#252
100% out of line	obamanut2012	Dec 2012	#137
It seems to be a lot like Business Licenses, and such.	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#180
I wonder how well this idea would be received..	-..__...	Dec 2012	#146
Just curious. . . .	Piazza Riforma	Dec 2012	#150
I automatically trash all Westboro threads	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#160
The dumb thing about that is that info is already out there.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#237
I don't support the release of personal information of WBC	JVS	Dec 2012	#258
Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team)	Choptop	Dec 2012	#161
This post was hidden by jury decision.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#175
This post was hidden by jury decision.	-..__...	Dec 2012	#188
Oh, no, you didn't.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#190
That newspaper is protecting my right of free association. Concealed Carry MIXES "good" guys/gals	patrice	Dec 2012	#162
What is truely amazing, on a alledged liberal website....	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#163
It's not against "honest, lawful people" it's against circumstances that affect millions directly or	patrice	Dec 2012	#176
You should read the article, patrice. It has nothing to do with concealed carry permits.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#179
Something is not "dishonest" merely because you label it so.	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#195
Isn't something that refuses to identify what it is, conceals itself, & acts publicly BECAUSE of	patrice	Dec 2012	#204
Illuminating, isn't it?	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#222
Slavery, too, was once lawful.	Robb	Dec 2012	#229
If you think it valid to equate lawful tools and methods for self-defense to slavery...	PavePusher	Dec 2012	#240
Slaves were lawful tools.	Robb	Dec 2012	#242
The newspaper should be sued	Dirty Socialist	Dec 2012	#170
Public information is not private.	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#189
That pretty much shoots down my suggestion	Dirty Socialist	Dec 2012	#206
As has been pointed out,	billh58	Dec 2012	#197
Which is why the counterattack is also legal.	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#223
Uhmmm... their business info is also public record- but NOT their personal information.	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#306
I'm anti-gun, but this seems like it does more harm than good.	lexw	Dec 2012	#171
All the publisher cares about is that it sells newspapers	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#184
It's called a First Amendment Remedy.	Robb	Dec 2012	#203
If I had an assault weapon in the house, I would be tossing it.	gulliver	Dec 2012	#173
Well said,	billh58	Dec 2012	#201
A kid I taught about 20 years ago had a dad who was on parole.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#238
Isn't that just a msm variation of the cartoon below?	jody	Dec 2012	#178
Which cartoon strongly supports why we ought to ask questions about gun-ownership, because	patrice	Dec 2012	#196
And anything that acrues power to itself only is FASCISM. nt	patrice	Dec 2012	#198
I'm just trying to figure out the "why" of it all. The rationale behind it.	Buns_of_Fire	Dec 2012	#183
The answer is: To sell more newspapers	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#185
actually what they really care about	newblewtoo	Dec 2012	#235
It is for the sake of	billh58	Dec 2012	#209
Okay, that's a valid reason. I was just wondering about the newspaper's reason.	Buns_of_Fire	Dec 2012	#232
If guns are so good, why are "we" trying to CONCEAL them? Concealment is the problem.	patrice	Dec 2012	#191
You should read the article, patrice. It has nothing to do with concealed carry permits.	slackmaster	Dec 2012	#193
k, got it. It's like saying, TTE, "These people own big diamonds". ABC is trolling this issue :-((((	patrice	Dec 2012	#202
I like this idea. As they say, if you see something suspicious report it. Bravo idea	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#199
How would you feel about a newspaper publishing your health records, tax returns,	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#205
Why protect a WMD?	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#211
Exactly! Now you know what home you can enter with no problem.	Socal31	Dec 2012	#207
People with alarms have stickers outside warning people in bright neon colors outside	graham4anything	Dec 2012	#212
That just doesn't hold water, sorry.	Socal31	Dec 2012	#218
Let's see people's health records published also.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#213
I'm a very private person, and I don't like the idea of	ZombieHorde	Dec 2012	#215
I think that's a excellent idea-- my county newspaper did it four years ago....	mike_c	Dec 2012	#227
If this is that's going to happen with registration and licensing...	Lizzie Poppet	Dec 2012	#246
and that matters to anyone at all because?	farminator3000	Dec 2012	#228
I wonder what other groups people would like to see receive that treatment. (nt)	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#243
I posted upthread that teacher salaries are online now.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#244
Yeah, can't say I'm comfortable with that one	Posteritatis	Dec 2012	#245
This would be a better country if EVERY gun owner's name and address was publicly published.	RomneyLies	Dec 2012	#248
I would think that gun owners would WELCOME this.	NashvilleLefty	Dec 2012	#250
One reason that is a bad idea...	Jamastiene	Dec 2012	#251
well i guess burglars and other felons can use this	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#257
And gun-owners less likely to register them.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#264
Who cares?	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#265
So endangering a retired LEO or abused woman is just collateral damage?	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#267
Someone who keeps equating the outing of gun ownership	billh58	Dec 2012	#269
Do you call Dept of Justice statistics pointless?	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#270
Neither are you, and tell that	billh58	Dec 2012	#273
"Fail to recognize"?	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#284
The newspaper was exposed too.	Cynicus Emeritus	Dec 2012	#312
Karma is a bitch.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#319
can't wait to see next week's edition	arely staircase	Dec 2012	#266
Bad for gun owners but also bad for those without guns -	lynne	Dec 2012	#268
This is where I grew up	tabbycat31	Dec 2012	#278
I'm pro-gun regulation, but this just feels wrong to me.	Bucky	Dec 2012	#286
Its actually dangerous.	HooptieWagon	Dec 2012	#313
The MSM (and I include 24/7 news and Facebook)	Cynicus Emeritus	Dec 2012	#333
Why?	mzmolly	Dec 2012	#289
You wouldn't mind then if I published a list of Brady Campaign members?	friendly_iconoclast	Dec 2012	#290
Big Difference	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#293
Public Information is... public. Yes, this list can be acquired by anyone by filling out a form...	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#302
All six of them? nt	Remmah2	Dec 2012	#329
A serious downside to this...the extreme right.	Atman	Dec 2012	#296
I was afraid of that.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#300
Ironically... her home address is NOT a Public Record... so this is invasion of privacy	LooseWilly	Dec 2012	#303
It could have been gotten from tax records, which are public (and online in some places)	friendly_iconoclast	Dec 2012	#328
I thought gun nuts were proud of their home armories?	Floyd_Gondolli	Dec 2012	#325
WTF?! Here you go burglars....nt	Deep13	Dec 2012	#327