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Ex-Burglars Say Newspaper’s Gun Map Would’ve Made the Job Easier, Safer
foxnews.com ^ | January 4, 2013 | Jana Winter

Posted on 01/04/2013 1:52:50 PM PST by jiggyboy

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The only surprise is that it's taken this long for somebody to write an article with the things people were saying here on FR and elsewhere within minutes of hearing of the map.
1 posted on 01/04/2013 1:52:55 PM PST by jiggyboy
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Its a do not rob list.


2 posted on 01/04/2013 1:54:47 PM PST by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: jiggyboy

Well, the media are controlled by liberals and that is not the message they want people to get. They want everyone afraid of guns. Maybe people will now start to realize that criminals rarely, if ever, target those they know have guns (or believe that they do).


3 posted on 01/04/2013 1:57:37 PM PST by jeffc (The U.S. media are our enemy)
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To: cripplecreek
"Its a do not rob list."

It could also be a good place for gun thieves to look after they watch a house to make sure no one is home.

4 posted on 01/04/2013 2:00:54 PM PST by Baynative (Those that work for a living are now outnumbered by those that vote for a living.)
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To: cripplecreek

“Its a do not rob list.”

And,
It’s a “wait until no one’s home, and ransack the house looking for firearms” list


5 posted on 01/04/2013 2:01:30 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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To: cripplecreek

Oh everybody goes on the “rob list” — later in the article somebody says they would stake out the gun owners first, burglarize them when they go to work. Bootstrap your way up to a free gun, then look at the map again to see where you can put it to use with no resistance. Kinda like burglarizing Home Depot on the way to a construction job.


6 posted on 01/04/2013 2:03:13 PM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

It’s a “wait until no one’s home, and ransack the house looking for firearms” list

/thread


7 posted on 01/04/2013 2:05:53 PM PST by omega4179 ( Huelo azufre)
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It’s just plain nuts to make this information public.

Even here in Canada, when the Liberals foisted the long-gun registry on us, they had sense enough to make access to the database restricted (law enforcement only). Of course, that didn’t stop information leaking out, or hacks — but, the principle was sound. This sort of information is dangerous in the wrong hands. (Government agencies would also be “wrong hands” — but, that’s another topic.)

Of course, the Liberals weren’t worried about the safety of the firearms owners — they just didn’t want to make it easy for anyone interested in stealing firearms.


8 posted on 01/04/2013 2:07:27 PM PST by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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It’s a “wait until no one’s home, and ransack the house looking for firearms” list

That only works in some circumstances... I keep this place looking empty from the front. No vehicle in the driveway, yard a little overgrown. I've surprised 3 that thought it would be an easy place to rip the copper out of. ;)

/johnny

9 posted on 01/04/2013 2:07:38 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: omega4179

The NRA and Tea Party should post the addresses of everyone in the Mainstream media.


10 posted on 01/04/2013 2:07:38 PM PST by omega4179 ( Huelo azufre)
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To: Baynative

This list is only for handgun registration.

Some people Only have shotguns for home defense.

There are pros and cons for both which is better fro home defense.


11 posted on 01/04/2013 2:18:51 PM PST by Morris70
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To: jiggyboy

Every victim of a burglary in those counties for the next 15 years should sue Gannett.


12 posted on 01/04/2013 2:23:19 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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Well, if we were living in an alternate universe, we could have the US House do some good by writing legislation making it illegal to release public lists of registered gun owners. Of course we would have to find some US House members that still know how to write bills. Seems like the President and the Senate writes all the bills now.


13 posted on 01/04/2013 2:30:33 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: JRandomFreeper

I keep Casa Pachysandra looking occupied all the time. I even got my neighbors, who have 5 vehicles, to always park one in my driveway. Computer room lit dimly, with the monitors tuned to Steel Guitar Radio.


14 posted on 01/04/2013 2:42:14 PM PST by Dr. Bogus Pachysandra ( Ya can't pick up a turd by the clean end!)
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I'm here most of the time, so I keep it looking unoccupied. Cops accuse me of 'trolling' for goblins.

/johnny

15 posted on 01/04/2013 2:51:16 PM PST by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: jiggyboy

Put a sign in your yard with a picture of a pistol and the words “We don’t call 911” and watch the liberals scream. But it’s okay if the newspaper does it.


16 posted on 01/04/2013 2:58:30 PM PST by Terry Mross ( I post so people who hate me will know what I think. And they can't seem to stop reading. LOL)
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To: justa-hairyape

We are indeed living in an alternate universe. Connecticut has just such a law prohibiting public release of gun ownership — and now they want to repeal that law.

http://www.newsmax.com/US/guns-control-permits-legislation/2013/01/04/id/470087


17 posted on 01/04/2013 3:02:43 PM PST by jiggyboy (Ten percent of poll respondents are either lying or insane)
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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra

The cops around her say “Keep your blinds closed when not at home, and open when you are”. So a burglar will aways hit the homes with closed blinds.


18 posted on 01/04/2013 3:05:29 PM PST by Terry Mross ( I post so people who hate me will know what I think. And they can't seem to stop reading. LOL)
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The cops around her say “Keep your blinds closed when not at home, and open when you are”.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =

So, I guess if you leave your blind closed and you are at home the ‘bad guyz’ can sue if they get ‘hurt’ or inconvenienced.

We have at least 1 ‘extra car’ around, plus I always leave a radio on (for the cats) and with the motion sensor lights all I can say “You takes your chances, you may have to pay for your stupidity”.


19 posted on 01/04/2013 3:17:00 PM PST by xrmusn (6/98 "It is virtually impossible to clean the pond as long as the pigs are still crapping in it")
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The fundamental question is does the First Amendment protect the media from torts it inflicts on others?

They need a class action lawsuit against the paper and its officers, editors and the author. They need to lose. I susptect there’s a sharpie just waiting for a victim to step forward.


20 posted on 01/04/2013 3:19:16 PM PST by 1010RD (First, Do No Harm)
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