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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners' Names and Addresses
Yahoo News ^ | 24 Dec 2012 | Colleen Curry

Posted on 12/24/2012 5:01:47 PM PST by mandaladon

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.

"How about a map of the editorial staff and publishers of Gannett and Journal News with names and addresses of their families…," wrote commenter George Thompson.

All of the names and addresses were compiled through public records. The paper also requested the information from Putnam County, which is still compiling the records for publication, according to The Journal News' website.

In a statement to ABC News, The Journal News said its readers "are understandably interested to know about guns in their neighborhoods," because of the conversation about gun control on its website after the shooting in Newtown, Conn., last week. .

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: banglist; burnthemedia; democrats; gannett; guncontrol; gunownernames; gunpermits; guns; mediabias; newyork; partisanmediashills; sandyhookpolitics; secondamendment
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To: mandaladon

The people who should really be upset are the UNARMED neighbors of the ARMED citizens. LOL


21 posted on 12/24/2012 5:23:08 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U (0bama's agenda—Divide and conquer. FREEDOM OR FREE STUFF- YOU GET ONE CHOICE, CHOOSE WISELY)
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To: mandaladon

Time to publish the names and addresses of all the rich Democrats in the country.


22 posted on 12/24/2012 5:23:22 PM PST by Dallas59 (America died a little bit more on 11/6/2012)
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To: mandaladon

http://sabew.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Code_of_Ethics_for_Gannett_Newspaper_Division.pdf

Gannett Newspapers Code of Ethics....

we will always try to do the right thing....

fire her...her green kitchen is ugly


23 posted on 12/24/2012 5:24:05 PM PST by rolling_stone
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

Make that newspaper pay for the relocation expense of all the battered spouses that have legal firearms to protect them from their former abusers.


24 posted on 12/24/2012 5:24:51 PM PST by fudimo
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To: Malsua

Janet Hassen
3 Gate House Lane
Mamaronek, NY

I’m sure she won’t mind if a few folks hit the link above and wish her a very Merry Christmas.


25 posted on 12/24/2012 5:26:31 PM PST by Lurker (Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U
The people who should really be upset are the UNARMED neighbors of the ARMED citizens.

That's what I thought. Any burglar/armed robber/rapist will now have a long list of targets where there is little chance they will meet confrontation.

26 posted on 12/24/2012 5:26:53 PM PST by Alaska Wolf (Carry a Gun, It's a Lighter Burden Than Regret)
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To: mandaladon

These homes are ‘hurt lockers’ for criminals. Best think twice before hitting these places, you may not come out alive.


27 posted on 12/24/2012 5:28:45 PM PST by shove_it (the 0bama regime are the people Huxley, Orwell and Rand warned us about)
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To: mandaladon

Thank God I live in Texas. That nonsense is no allowed here.


28 posted on 12/24/2012 5:33:25 PM PST by Texas Colonel (Get as close as you can...then get 10 yards closer.)
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...

Thanks mandaladon. Partisan Media Shills ping.


29 posted on 12/24/2012 5:35:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: mandaladon

Thank God I live in Texas. That nonsense is not allowed here.


30 posted on 12/24/2012 5:35:21 PM PST by Texas Colonel (Get as close as you can...then get 10 yards closer.)
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To: Lancey Howard

My doormat says LEAVE!


31 posted on 12/24/2012 5:36:27 PM PST by digger48
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To: rolling_stone

“fire her...her green kitchen is ugly”

Just her kitchen??


32 posted on 12/24/2012 5:36:46 PM PST by Cincinnatus.45-70 (What do DemocRats enjoy more than a truckload of dead babies? Unloading them with a pitchfork!)
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To: mandaladon

For criminals, this is a list of people not to mess with.


33 posted on 12/24/2012 5:37:36 PM PST by Savage Beast (The forces of decadence are the forces of evil.)
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To: mandaladon

Everybody else—LOOK OUT!


34 posted on 12/24/2012 5:38:35 PM PST by Savage Beast (The forces of decadence are the forces of evil.)
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To: fudimo

Rapes and Murder make good news, they could care less about the results of this information.


35 posted on 12/24/2012 5:39:50 PM PST by MaxMax (Gun free zones was the invitation to gun bans)
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To: mandaladon

After crap like this...why should our side play nice?


36 posted on 12/24/2012 5:45:35 PM PST by Txngal
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To: Lurker
Janet Hassen
3 Gate House Lane
Mamaronek, NY

I’m sure she won’t mind if a few folks hit the link above and wish her a very Merry Christmas.

Here's a nice arial view of the house courtesy of Bing Maps. Nice deck. Nice circular drive...

37 posted on 12/24/2012 5:46:38 PM PST by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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To: mandaladon

That list would come in mighty handy if you were wanting to minimize your risk of being shot at while breaking and entering . If I robbed houses for a living I would know exactly which houses not to break into thanks to this list.
If I lived in this neighborhood in a house not on the list I would be pretty ticked at the paper for painting a huge target on my house.


38 posted on 12/24/2012 5:46:40 PM PST by Lera (Proverbs 29:2)
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To: mandaladon
"How about a map of the editorial staff and publishers of Gannett and Journal News with names and addresses of their families…," wrote commenter George Thompson.

This is exactly what should happen. With an additional note if they are armed or unarmed.

39 posted on 12/24/2012 5:47:05 PM PST by marron
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To: Behind Liberal Lines

I bet there is no law regarding the printing of reporter contact information and the editor and newspaper stockholders who approve these stunts.

how about the same for advertisers’ homes?

just do the equal treatment that is allowed by law.


40 posted on 12/24/2012 5:47:33 PM PST by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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