Posted on 03/12/2007 3:47:48 PM PDT by dynachrome
"Virginians should know who has concealed handgun permits."
Yes
No
(Excerpt) Read more at roanoke.com ...
The editorial with the poll is scary.
98% No
Not Bad.
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If liberals were only 2% in real life....
A more important question that should be pondered....
"Should those people who do not have a concealed/carry permit have their names be posted publicly along with their photographs?"
While this question (as noted above) is over the top; so are the individuals/groups/organizations who want to expose people who LEGALLY have ccw permits.
I think this is an area where compromise is in order.
So rather than identify who has concealed-carry permits, let's identify those who don't. They should all be required to wear a sign on their back proclaiming:
"THIS PERSON IS AN UNARMED SITTING DUCK AND CANNOT DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST A PREDATOR"
Don't you think that's a good idea? I think that's a good idea.
There now. I have contributed to the public good today.
I presume they would support publishing the names of those who get publicly funded abortions as well.
Maybe the membership list of the Brady bunch should be posted in the areas over run with gangs. Let them have some easy targets....
@ it again
"@ it again"
??? about me?
These A---oles never get it. But bring them on, we will still shoot the bad guys, because the bad guys are too stupid to find out who has the conceal and carry.
ping ;)
Cincinnati newspapers threatened to reveal the names of gun owners too, if I am not mistaken.
"reveal the names of gun owners"
Reveal the addresses of "gun-free" homes, I say.
Brainless in the exteme.
The Roanoke Times Removes Database of Handgun Permit Holders
March 12, 2007 — The Roanoke Times has decided to remove the online database of registered concealed handgun permit holders from its website.
The newspaper is requesting the Virginia State Police, which provided the information, verify the data.
“When we posted the information, we had every reason to believe that the data the State Police had supplied would comply with the statutes. But people have notified us that the list includes names that should not have been released,” said Debbie Meade, president and publisher of The Roanoke Times. “Out of a sense of caution and concern for the public we have decided to take the database off of our website.”
The database was posted on roanoke.com on Sunday as part of a New River Valley editorial page column about open records. This column, as well as others that will be published this week, is part of a special focus on Sunshine Week, a national initiative to raise awareness about open government and freedom of information.
http://blogs.roanoke.com/roundtable/columns/comment_on_trejbals_column_12.html
I bet lawsuits are flying. The blog there is an interesting read. They did not apologize of course. However, it appears they gave out home addresses of victims, witnesses and law enforcement personnel as well as every permit holder in the state of Virginia.
The government shouldn't be in the business of regulating guns. Don't let the criminals know who's packing. Let them find out the hard way.
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