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In reply to the discussion: Handgun-owners map draws outrage [View all]Remmah2
(3,291 posts)49. I'd sell my guns and buy a bus pass.
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What? Because someone registers to vote they lose their right to privacy?
Capt. Obvious
Dec 2012
#52
Please note that publishing the address of guns for thieves to target puts lives
geckosfeet
Dec 2012
#74
Less chance of being a target for gun theft if your address isn't published in newspaper.
geckosfeet
Dec 2012
#88
by your own reckoning you are implicitly saying that gun ownership feeds crime.
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#91
It is a public service. If I were the parent of a young child, I sure would like to know who has
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#94
First of all, my "paranoia" is to me a "wise fear" because the gun violence due to handguns is
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#109
I can't imagine what such a searchable map on me would be unless it is how I am registered to
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#112
Proving that everyone will find a way to justify/rationalize their biases.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2012
#116
I figured you'd have learned your lesson about privacy after the Bush/Cheney years
derby378
Dec 2012
#142
I'm truly torn by this, but I find that I still keep coming back to what you're saying.
calimary
Dec 2012
#151
This is personal for me. My neice was shot and killed by her stepgrandfather. He was
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#158
We had a friend who grew up on a ranch out in the country, where there was hunting and fishing
calimary
Dec 2012
#159
Such as marriage certificates (including gay), domestic partnerships, SNAP benefits
NutmegYankee
Dec 2012
#106
you are aware that this is a public record, aren't you? Are you saying there is no reason
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#135
If I read correctly is was released per a Freedom of Information request by the Newspaper.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2012
#136
they didn't know? It seems to me that if it was important to them, they would ask at the
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#138
He means a woman escaping from an abusive relationship. Many buy a handgun for defense.
NutmegYankee
Dec 2012
#120
Post #35 above is a good reason against bulk publishing of info, even if it is public.
randome
Dec 2012
#126
An abuser could search through the list to find out where an existing or past victim lives
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#127
A lot of them seem to have no problem forcing those of us with psychiatric diagnoses to wear it
Denninmi
Dec 2012
#4
As the gun owners keep saying its for protection, why are they hiding their guns?
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#5
Rebecca Shaeffer was murdered in 1989 by a stalker who got her address from the California DMV
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#35
That almost makes sense. California, like most states, does not require a license to own a firearm.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#37
Simply owning a car, not so much. Driving it on public roads is everyone's business.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#40
The paper didn't do it as a public service, or in pursuit of some moral high ground
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#46
No, about half of your neighbors have REGISTERED handguns. It's the ones who have UNREGISTERED...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#68
A warning for those who think it is a good idea to publish the names and addresses of gun owners: ..
spin
Dec 2012
#55
Let's see if you can figure out which is much MUCH more likely to happen to you:
kenny blankenship
Dec 2012
#69
One reason this argument fails: not everybody is as paranoid about "criminals targetting their home"
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2012
#129
You have every right to make decisions about your own home security just as I do. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#139
I've noticed several replies in the various threads in which people who live in those counties...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#78
I don't care about "responsible" gun owners; I want to see accountable gun owners
alcibiades_mystery
Dec 2012
#98
Just as with responsible gun ownership, the first amendment should be used responsibly.
Remmah2
Dec 2012
#99
In your opinion, what is the equivalent here of "verbal and Facebook bullying'?
CTyankee
Dec 2012
#100
Post #35 above is a good reason against bulk publishing of info, even if it is public.
randome
Dec 2012
#125
The whole thing is a smear by the Journal News. Read the article and editorial that accompany...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#131