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In reply to the discussion: Newspaper Takes Down Map of Gun Permit Holders [View all]Flatulo
(5,005 posts)100. And their names and addresses? Fail.
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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