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(15,740 posts) Mon Dec 24, 2012, 06:51 PM Dec 2012

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.

More at: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/newspaper-publishes-gun-owners-names-addresses-215214269--abc-news-topstories.html

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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners' Names and Addresses [View all] Zorro Dec 2012 OP

An editor in Roanoke VA did this a few years ago Recursion Dec 2012 #1

So One Address In Error Is Justification For All the Carnage That Guns Have Wrought on Society cantbeserious Dec 2012 #3

What argument? Recursion Dec 2012 #7

By Default An Argument Was Made - Unintended Or Otherwise cantbeserious Dec 2012 #9

Any links or proof? MightyMopar Dec 2012 #6

LMGTFY Recursion Dec 2012 #8

but if he knows she's got a weapon, isn't that a deterrent? CTyankee Dec 2012 #16

According To The NRA And Gun Apologists That Should Be The Safest - Err Most Dangerous - cantbeserious Dec 2012 #2

It's public information RomneyLies Dec 2012 #4

Yes - Let's Use The Public Information Constructively To Provide A Public Safety Benefit For Society cantbeserious Dec 2012 #10

Yeah! What's the big deal? Public records... DonViejo Dec 2012 #12

But the gun enthusiasts say guns keep us safe, they always brag about them scaring bad guys away MightyMopar Dec 2012 #5

It is kind of funny. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #28

Your "longest paragraph" describes the drunk poacher next door Kolesar Dec 2012 #33

It occurred to me that responsible gunowners might let elderly neighbors or neighbors JDPriestly Dec 2012 #37

You would think the non-gun owners would be the ones upset LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #11

Right you are in that newblewtoo Dec 2012 #14

I don't have a gun because I really don't have much to protect other than my own person JDPriestly Dec 2012 #29

And some wonder why so many oppose mandatory registration... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #13

Here in Wisconsin the Urinal/Sentinel published a searchable database of names and addresses.... Scuba Dec 2012 #15

I would hope it would be to inform citizens, if they, like me, wish to know who in my CTyankee Dec 2012 #17

The newspaper acted to harass the people it identified DFW Dec 2012 #18

Highly doubtful it was to protect. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #38

Amen! SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #39

I hope the Sentinel loses subscriptions LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #19

I found out that the family almost across the street from me owns a gun from this map. n/t jenmito Dec 2012 #20

Time to move realgreen Dec 2012 #26

"Dangerous person?" Marcia Brady Dec 2012 #34

Nope. jenmito Dec 2012 #36

I'm sure it only identified a small portion of the guns in that town. Many are bought at shows xtraxritical Dec 2012 #21

I don't think I like this idea Superbot Dec 2012 #22

Not if you don't have a gun. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #30

I don't understand what the problem is. Lugnut Dec 2012 #23

Fuck 'em. If they have guns, we have a right to know. Aristus Dec 2012 #24

I Wouldn't Want My Kid In House otohara Dec 2012 #40

Good for you. You did the right thing. Aristus Dec 2012 #41

Yep otohara Dec 2012 #42

Why is that info generally available? Kablooie Dec 2012 #25

This is fucking terrible. David__77 Dec 2012 #27

Yes. Gun registration should be just like car registration. Iggo Dec 2012 #35

I wonder if that is legal. These are not public figures still_one Dec 2012 #31

Well under FOIL the info is available there is also a state database... Historic NY Dec 2012 #32