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In reply to the discussion: Handgun-owners map draws outrage [View all]CTyankee
(63,889 posts)112. I can't imagine what such a searchable map on me would be unless it is how I am registered to
vote, which I don't hear anybody squawking about, and isn't a matter of public safety anyway. Guns are very different.
As for gay people, again I can't fathom what searchable info would be available. Maybe recent marriage licenses but not not if someone was married previously to moving there from another state. And anyway, what is the public safety issue with gay people living in a house together? Or unmarried heterosexuals?
As for swords, yes, I would have an issue with them being displayed in a house where my child played. But they would be obviously there (you said "displayed'). I would probably ask how they were secured in their display case, yes.
The key words here are PUBLIC SAFETY.
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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