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In reply to the discussion: Newspaper Takes Down Map of Gun Permit Holders [View all]slackmaster
(60,567 posts)52. The paper has never published any of the alleged threats, nor has anyone been arrested for them
The claim sounds bogus without anything to back it up.
It's just drama.
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Be interesting to see how long the counter measures continue and what their impact will be
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#1
I totally agree. It reminds me of the nuts who put the names and addresses of abortion doctors out
rainlillie
Jan 2013
#90
Our personal privacy needs to be protected beyond the profits of media elites.
Cynicus Emeritus
Jan 2013
#3
Yes, the new gun law insisted upon by the gun owners who are either ashamed, embarrassed or afraid
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#22
Read it again. You need cause for some things, but not for marriages and divorces.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#118
Nonsense. I value every aspect of my privacy. I don't believe it's anyone's business
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#35
So a gun is actually a MAGNET to crime, not a deterrent? Valuing every aspect?
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#47
What specific actions are you taking to make every piece of information about individuals private?
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#57
Your willful inability to understand this is simply adorable, but why dont you just admit
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#70
Find a single post by me expressing joy at harassment of gun owners. You can't.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#73
Because the value of my home, generally, cannot be used to cause harm. In general, this information
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#77
I see a list of names, weights and player numbers. I don't see where they live. nt
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#96
Oh, so if we give the workplace names and phone numbers and addresses of gun owners, you're cool
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#113
Just a few data points here - Not all of those things are quite as public as mbperrin presents them.
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#58
I was a systems admin at a company that aggregates and sells public record data for five years
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#110
See? You've turned it around. They don't respect mine, because they do nothing about it.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#101
Sorry you feel that way. I have been as specific as can be about at least ten other issues
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#76
Nope, many of those are sealed and not simply available to the general public.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#49
yet the staunch defenders of the constitution were nowhere to be found when george w bush..
frylock
Jan 2013
#60
Actually, Libertarians were the most vocal opponents of the Iraq war, if anyone had been listening.
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#121
Oh, please cut the crap. The Journal used their 1A rights to call attention to a
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#36
How does making the exact location of firearms public information make fewer "dead kids"?
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#72
This is a confession that when people think you own a gun, it's a negative and amounts to harassment
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#55
Psst. Here's a list of where large amounts of diamonds and jewelry are stored.
mbperrin
Jan 2013
#78
If Adam Lanza's mom were alive, I would be delighted to see her spend her life in prison.
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#94
Good choice on their part. I favor personal privacy as a starting point in all things:
petronius
Jan 2013
#9
not so much. I'd like to know if I have a gun nut on my block; never'd let my kids go there
pasto76
Jan 2013
#12
You would certainly have the right to ask. I don't have kids, but if I did and they were
petronius
Jan 2013
#13
Kellerman's research that produced that number (actually 43, not 47) is based on a lot of...
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#20
How about homes with prescription meds? Those are more likely to not be locked up.
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#28
Oh sure, such things exist, even though I've never seen one. Not even remotely equivalent to
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#84
That's a little different, no? They're being paid solely with my tax dollars, so I believe I have a
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#39
I agree that the first approach should be maximum privacy. However, public servants
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#42
Fuck them. Publishing that information in the first place was just hateful and served no public
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#27
I believe that someone posted the names and addresses of some staffers, which is exactly
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#43
The paper has never published any of the alleged threats, nor has anyone been arrested for them
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#52
I await the blizzard of arrests for threatening violence with baited breath. nt
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#103
Why don't you just go ahead and enlighten us with the details of these threats
Flatulo
Jan 2013
#104