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In reply to the discussion: Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners’ Names and Addresses [View all]PavePusher
(15,374 posts)163. What is truely amazing, on a alledged liberal website....
is the amount of bile and bigotry that becomes exposed against honest, lawful people, when stories like this are published.
Facsinating, if rather saddening.
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Public doesn't necessarily mean freely available to anyone who wants it for any reason at any time
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#3
Public employees salaries are public info. Newspapers started publishing them a couple years ago.
proud2BlibKansan
Dec 2012
#9
So does that mean the place you worked for was inflating it for book keeping reasons or did the
littlemissmartypants
Dec 2012
#18
Probably the gross, before the S/S, taxes, Medicare, insurance, retirement, etc., were taken out.
RC
Dec 2012
#89
Go to the California DMV and ask for your next-door neighbor's vehicle registrations
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#11
It would be a major scandal if a newspaper published a DMV registration list here, I believe.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#33
I agree, and I am quite sure the motivation of the publisher of the newspaper who published gun...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#52
He's a great example of a fucked up person who does fucked up things for attention
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#114
Do you know anyone who has ever filed for bankruptcy protection, or been tried for a federal crime?
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#43
In most states, home sales prices are public record. A few states including Texas are called...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#47
A publc figure has a lower expectation of privacy, accorting to the courts.
HooptieWagon
Dec 2012
#200
It provides an incredibly STRONG argument IN FAVOR of registering ALL GUNS, IMO
RomneyLies
Dec 2012
#280
The burglars now know where to look for guns. Rapists and home-invasion robbers also benefit...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#6
Of course you assume guns are the only deterent and that without a gun you will be victim.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#14
Slackmaster, why don't you quit obsessing over being a victim. Crackheads aren't going to check
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#39
So the people who do appear on the map aren't really the ones that people should be worried about.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#97
This post is a good one to show that no one should register their guns because a list could get out.
oldbanjo
Dec 2012
#135
I'll always comply with the law, but laws are made by people that we elect.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#157
And I will go out of my way to vote for any candidate with an f or d rating from the NRA
nadinbrzezinski
Dec 2012
#165
I will go out of my way to support ANY politician who supports universal gun registration
RomneyLies
Dec 2012
#282
and that others will pay because more guns are in the hands of criminals
arely staircase
Dec 2012
#275
My friend, simply saying that those who unreasonably arm up because they are afraid of crime are
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#299
Let me just add to my previous comment that I was not surprised IN THE LEAST
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#74
Yeah, organizations like a school district don't want to work any harder than necessary to comply...
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#30
Why did this guy just put up a sign that said "I am an asshole with a gun" nt
Walk away
Dec 2012
#22
Or A Sign That Says - "If You Are A Really Good Criminal, Prove It By Duking It Out With My Neighbor"
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#35
By publishing a map of homes that DO have guns, the paper also published a map of homes that do NOT.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#62
So the people who do appear on the map aren't really the ones that people should be worried about.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#91
I guarantee it is not accurate. All map publishers intentionally "seed" their products with errors.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#101
Do a little thinking here. Were gun sales this high under Bush? Under Clinton? No.
MessiahRp
Dec 2012
#322
The Best Way For The Unarmed To Avoid Being Shot By Gun Owners - Information Is Power
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#28
The 'self righteous gun haters' are getting fed up with the mass shooting by gun lovers.
RC
Dec 2012
#130
Do you have a list of all the members of the gun culture? How can you make that statement?
morningfog
Dec 2012
#274
Name me the NRA member, or gun culture member who participated in a mass murder.
Indydem
Dec 2012
#276
How do you identify the gun culture member? By, like, them possessing guns?
morningfog
Dec 2012
#277
The people who performed the disgusting stunt don't give a flying fuck if anyone gets harmed by it
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#51
Well, since their own personal information was almost immediately counter-leaked...
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#217
That is dangerous for the gun owners. Thieves will target them, to steal their guns.
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#50
Right. But I thought people kept guns so that they could defend themselves from the baddies?
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#106
I'll let my stereotype go when you stop making comments about rapists and home invasions,
Chorophyll
Dec 2012
#119
Yes. But there's a difference between protecting against the happenstance that you have an intruder,
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#260
Ermm... where do you live that X-boxes have to be registered with a public regulatory agency?
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#116
Well, if your gun'owning neighbor has a criminal or mental illness record,
HooptieWagon
Dec 2012
#320
And DUers are now enthusiastically embracing many of Dubya's policies all over the place
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#79
Government released the information to the press. Government made the law that allowed it...
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#159
Public information is not private. That is the definition of "Public Record"...
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#112
So you are arguing that requested public information should not be shared with fellow citizens?
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#214
You strongly believe it shouldn't've been a public record. Fair enough. Agitate to change it...
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#233
If you do drive t cars in public at all you have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding them
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2012
#298
I wonder how many people this pissed off complained when newspapers published teachers' test scores
Starry Messenger
Dec 2012
#81
Let me give you a little piece of information that you may not have considered.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#94
It's an invasion of privacy that serves no purpose other than boosting sales of a newspaper
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#100
I know for a fact that the neighbors on all four sides of me have firearms in their homes
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#115
Again- public information is *NOT* private... there is no expectation of privacy
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#121
That would actually be more useful for people looking for lists of neighbors to avoid
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#103
The list exists, the question is how and when it will become public information.
HereSince1628
Dec 2012
#138
So they publish the names of the LAW ABIDING citizens. Are they trying to drive gun ownership
1monster
Dec 2012
#136
Where I live, the birth announcements are up to the parents. If they want the birth published,
1monster
Dec 2012
#216
That newspaper is protecting my right of free association. Concealed Carry MIXES "good" guys/gals
patrice
Dec 2012
#162
It's not against "honest, lawful people" it's against circumstances that affect millions directly or
patrice
Dec 2012
#176
You should read the article, patrice. It has nothing to do with concealed carry permits.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#179
Isn't something that refuses to identify what it is, conceals itself, & acts publicly BECAUSE of
patrice
Dec 2012
#204
If you think it valid to equate lawful tools and methods for self-defense to slavery...
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#240
Uhmmm... their business info is also public record- but *NOT* their personal information.
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#306
Which cartoon strongly supports why we ought to ask questions about gun-ownership, because
patrice
Dec 2012
#196
I'm just trying to figure out the "why" of it all. The rationale behind it.
Buns_of_Fire
Dec 2012
#183
Okay, that's a valid reason. I was just wondering about the newspaper's reason.
Buns_of_Fire
Dec 2012
#232
If guns are so good, why are "we" trying to CONCEAL them? Concealment is the problem.
patrice
Dec 2012
#191
You should read the article, patrice. It has nothing to do with concealed carry permits.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#193
k, got it. It's like saying, TTE, "These people own big diamonds". ABC is trolling this issue :-((((
patrice
Dec 2012
#202
I like this idea. As they say, if you see something suspicious report it. Bravo idea
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#199
How would you feel about a newspaper publishing your health records, tax returns,
HooptieWagon
Dec 2012
#205
People with alarms have stickers outside warning people in bright neon colors outside
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#212
I think that's a excellent idea-- my county newspaper did it four years ago....
mike_c
Dec 2012
#227
I wonder what other groups people would like to see receive that treatment. (nt)
Posteritatis
Dec 2012
#243
This would be a better country if EVERY gun owner's name and address was publicly published.
RomneyLies
Dec 2012
#248
You wouldn't mind then if I published a list of Brady Campaign members?
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#290
Public Information is... public. Yes, this list can be acquired by anyone by filling out a form...
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#302
Ironically... her home address is NOT a Public Record... so this is invasion of privacy
LooseWilly
Dec 2012
#303
It could have been gotten from tax records, which *are* public (and online in some places)
friendly_iconoclast
Dec 2012
#328