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In reply to the discussion: New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)63. Maybe it shouldn't be public information
The California Department of Motor Vehicles used to give out home addresses of people from their car registration data. The state changed the law in 1994 after someone used that information to track down and murder a young actress that he was stalking.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Schaeffer
And as for the fact that the gun permit data is public information right now, that doesn't mean it's appropriate for a newspaper to compile and publish it wholesale.
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And their new list will surely include battered women, stalking victims, etc.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#1
Depends on who is doing the categorization, doesn't it? We need to broaden the categorization beyond
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#21
One could, but it's not likely. If gun nuts were satisfied with derringers, we'd have few problems.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#49
Not accurate, NYC Liberal. Home ownership data is public record. Addresses of renters are not.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#30
The uproar, as I see it, is that among the pistol permit holders are probably some people who are...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#56
Nah, the newspaper's First Amendment rights shouldn't be curtailed for any reason.
wtmusic
Dec 2012
#65
If a battered woman is staying with trusted friends or hiding at a safe house...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#66
You've posted that silly straw man argument several times now. It's not working.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#68
I regard the issue of someone who is trying to stay safe from a stalker as a serious one
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#73
She knew for three years that she was being stalked by a dangerous, unstable person
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#76
I don't have a contradiction on my hands at all. Guns offer enhanced capability for self-defense...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#95
You are correct Ms. Toad. My main issue is with the law itself. I feel the newspaper acted...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#94
They most likely won't be by the government, but there certainly has been some backlash
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#123
You're very confident that out of 44,000 people NOT A SINGLE ONE is a stalking victim
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#153
I'm sorry if I haven't expressed my point clearly enough. Peoples' HOME ADDRESSES are not...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#93
As I explained to Ms. Toad, my beef is both with the law that allows release of that information,
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#102
If you have an alarm, you put stickers all over the place to publicize it
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#9
Hopefully we'll see more anti-gun zealotry so that attitudes toward guns becomes very negative.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#38
After the GOP Congress prevents any new gun control measures, come Spring, mothers will march.
onehandle
Dec 2012
#43
The issue is whether all of these people want others to know where they live
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#19
The paper needs to be held liable for any adverse incident that might occur as
humblebum
Dec 2012
#25
the newspaper should be held accountable for weapons that people fail to secure?
frylock
Dec 2012
#55
You bet they should be held accountable, because in fact they would be. However, there is no excuse
humblebum
Dec 2012
#80
I don't even consider your response to be a rational one. Any person reading
humblebum
Dec 2012
#142
The alerter told an outright lie. Kudos to Jurors 1, 2, 5, and 6 for thinking with their brains.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#42
About time, these patriots should be recognized for their contribution to our Country.
A Simple Game
Dec 2012
#70