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173. If I had an assault weapon in the house, I would be tossing it.

Reply to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 02:45 PM

Dec 2012

The article says that the paper couldn't get the number and types of weapons owned yet, because their government sources were saying that information is not public record. But they cite an expert who disagrees. It's only a matter of time. This will be happening all over the country.

And that's just the legal sources of the info. Pretty soon, disgruntled ex-spouses, kids, ex-friends and ex-acquaintances of the folks with these wack weapons will be posting names on the Internet. Their bosses will be a Google away from knowing who they are dealing with. Neighborhoods will demand to know about their Nancy Lanzas. Subdivision property owners associations will be livid about the risk and the damage to neighborhood property values.

Times have changed. The people buying these guns now are probably just the same pigeons who always peck the button every time the NRA rings the bell.

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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners� Names and Addresses [View all] proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 OP

That provides one of the strongest arguments against gun registration slackmaster Dec 2012 #1

Almost everything is public information nowadays. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #2

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

I have no idea. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #21

What you are seeing though nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #96

Yes and it ended with littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #104

That "slippery slope" some of us talked about when the Patriot Act Jamastiene Dec 2012 #254

Probably the gross, before the S/S, taxes, Medicare, insurance, retirement, etc., were taken out. RC Dec 2012 #89

More like the gross plus 50% proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #107

So they exposed themselves as littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #111

Yep but we don't know who screwed up. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #113

If it's like NY, they're not idiots. bobclark86 Dec 2012 #125

I'm familiar with those figures. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #177

Old information.... WCGreen Dec 2012 #169

The reported number probably Jenoch Dec 2012 #234

Not to mention the criminal aspect of it. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #253

Actually...sadly nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #10

Go to the California DMV and ask for your next-door neighbor's vehicle registrations slackmaster Dec 2012 #11

Oh if a paper wanted to run a similar list nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #26

It would be a major scandal if a newspaper published a DMV registration list here, I believe. slackmaster Dec 2012 #33

And Doug Manchester would care? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #46

I agree, and I am quite sure the motivation of the publisher of the newspaper who published gun... slackmaster Dec 2012 #52

If Manchester can increase the ever diving nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #56

Circulation spiraling down, paper getting noticeably thinner by the month slackmaster Dec 2012 #59

Hey, it is a dying paper nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #63

that is because of the young actress who was killed dsc Dec 2012 #272

It would be illegal here obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #141

Fred Phelps has some kind of connection that gets him DMV records. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #108

He's a great example of a fucked up person who does fucked up things for attention slackmaster Dec 2012 #114

It's also the same here obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #140

DING! I believe you are correct. slackmaster Dec 2012 #147

"vehicle registrations" dixiegrrrrl Dec 2012 #145

Simple nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #148

Actually... yes- it does mean exactly that. LooseWilly Dec 2012 #17

The legal term "public record" means accessible to scrutiny by the public slackmaster Dec 2012 #20

Do you own a set of encyclopedias? Robb Dec 2012 #36

Do you know anyone who has ever filed for bankruptcy protection, or been tried for a federal crime? slackmaster Dec 2012 #43

Gatekeepers. Like, for example, *newspapers*. Robb Dec 2012 #194

Vehicle registration information is not public record. Deed titles are. LooseWilly Dec 2012 #44

In most states, home sales prices are public record. A few states including Texas are called... slackmaster Dec 2012 #47

Morally Right? LooseWilly Dec 2012 #67

Boy, this is a tough one primavera Dec 2012 #149

A publc figure has a lower expectation of privacy, accorting to the courts. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #200

Yes, major hypocrisy. Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #285

Also for stalkers... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #305

what's there too hide samsingh Dec 2012 #210

This: HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #307

i was heartbroken about this - are DMV records still openly available? samsingh Dec 2012 #314

Not anymore in Cali. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #316

agreed samsingh Dec 2012 #318

It provides an incredibly STRONG argument IN FAVOR of registering ALL GUNS, IMO RomneyLies Dec 2012 #280

Sweet. I found my own neighborhood on the map. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #4

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

This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #32

Slackmaster, why don't you quit obsessing over being a victim. Crackheads aren't going to check Hoyt Dec 2012 #39

Ha ha! Made you think. slackmaster Dec 2012 #45

It might just be me shadowrider Dec 2012 #48

No, he didn't answer it at all. slackmaster Dec 2012 #55

Hey did you check out that map? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #80

Those are NYS pistol permits only. bobclark86 Dec 2012 #133

Just because a household is not on the list, ywcachieve Dec 2012 #65

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

Very true. Lifelong Protester Dec 2012 #187

Of course you would, the people with guns oldbanjo Dec 2012 #124

Of course they are, just ask Nancy Lanza. ET Awful Dec 2012 #129

Amen! Shadowflash Dec 2012 #34

If the bad guy is armed you are a victim.... oldbanjo Dec 2012 #126

You don't think criminals are smart enough to take that list, pick a few Jamastiene Dec 2012 #256

Price one has to pay for keeping a weapons cache. Hoyt Dec 2012 #262

and that others will pay because more guns are in the hands of criminals arely staircase Dec 2012 #275

Exactly. Jamastiene Dec 2012 #288

Price the public has to pay for a newspaper Jamastiene Dec 2012 #291

My friend, simply saying that those who unreasonably arm up because they are afraid of crime are Hoyt Dec 2012 #299

Yup. I'm extra-scared now. nt Chorophyll Dec 2012 #15

Yeah, cause everyone who has a gun in their house has registered it. blueamy66 Dec 2012 #57

Do you even realize you are coming across as really, really paranoid here? Whovian Dec 2012 #73

Let me just add to my previous comment that I was not surprised IN THE LEAST Chorophyll Dec 2012 #74

I have to agree with you. Fresh_Start Dec 2012 #304

Brilliant!! Public Information... overload LooseWilly Dec 2012 #5

Yup nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #8

Our local media put all of our salaries online. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #12

Yeah, organizations like a school district don't want to work any harder than necessary to comply... LooseWilly Dec 2012 #30

The newspaper is just exercising its first amendment rights Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #7

I could show you a dozen houses with signs on the lawn tularetom Dec 2012 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #16

Why did this guy just put up a sign that said "I am an asshole with a gun" nt Walk away Dec 2012 #22

Exactly. Anybody who would put this sign in their yard should add: renie408 Dec 2012 #25

Couple of corrections... pkdu Dec 2012 #37

I would welcome that. renie408 Dec 2012 #23

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

Why is it that everybody that owns a gun thinks that THEY will be the ones renie408 Dec 2012 #224

Read this... renie408 Dec 2012 #226

Seems to me... littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #49

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

How do we know they littlemissmartypants Dec 2012 #66

No they didn't proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #71

So the people who do appear on the map aren't really the ones that people should be worried about. slackmaster Dec 2012 #91

Not only that but is the map even accurate proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #99

I guarantee it is not accurate. All map publishers intentionally "seed" their products with errors. slackmaster Dec 2012 #101

Confession time ... GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #295

I'd see that sign and be thinking "tick...tick...tick" gulliver Dec 2012 #95

He might as well put a sign on his lawn that reads Ikonoklast Dec 2012 #324

I think it is a great public service. Walk away Dec 2012 #19

Another great reason. Hear, hear! Shadowflash Dec 2012 #27

We did the same thing when our kids were young. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #31

Does it bother you to be paranoid? Indydem Dec 2012 #38

All of our children know how to swim and if they are too young to swim.... Walk away Dec 2012 #61

See the story on post 61 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #68

Alas, the mobile version doesn't show post # Indydem Dec 2012 #92

Read this nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #98

No, paranoia is gun nuts buying up all the guns and ammo they can MessiahRp Dec 2012 #287

Ha ha! Is that honestly the best you have? Indydem Dec 2012 #292

Do a little thinking here. Were gun sales this high under Bush? Under Clinton? No. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #322

This is seriously the best you've got? Indydem Dec 2012 #323

Obama NEVER ran on gun control so you're full of shit. MessiahRp Dec 2012 #332

Makes sense to me Shadowflash Dec 2012 #24

A 90 ROUND CLIP! Indydem Dec 2012 #41

The new shadowrider Dec 2012 #60

I think you have to shoot that from a ladder. Indydem Dec 2012 #87

Drum Electric Monk Dec 2012 #247

Here's seveal different sizes of magazines RomneyLies Dec 2012 #249

The Best Way For The Unarmed To Avoid Being Shot By Gun Owners - Information Is Power cantbeserious Dec 2012 #28

Sunlight is an excellent disinfectant. Robb Dec 2012 #29

Too much sunlight can burn. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #308

We probably shouldn't license cars then. Robb Dec 2012 #310

Or not not publish owners names and addys in newspapers. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #321

First they came for the phone books. Robb Dec 2012 #330

Why many people had inlisted numbers, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #331

And I wonder who will die from this disgusting stunt? cthulu2016 Dec 2012 #40

Self righteous gun haters think even less. Nt Indydem Dec 2012 #42

The 'self righteous gun haters' are getting fed up with the mass shooting by gun lovers. RC Dec 2012 #130

Gun "Lovers" aren't committing these crimes. Indydem Dec 2012 #259

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

Wrong. Indydem Dec 2012 #281

The guns you defend are capable of mass murder morningfog Dec 2012 #294

So is a bomb Indydem Dec 2012 #301

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

Well gunowners say that underthematrix Dec 2012 #122

So you're saying houses with guns are not safe? aquart Dec 2012 #131

Most of the commenters on that article seem to know ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #219

That is dangerous for the gun owners. Thieves will target them, to steal their guns. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #50

"That is dangerous for the gun owners." Chorophyll Dec 2012 #72

Yes, it's true. Guns are expensive and a common object of theft. Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #78

Right. But I thought people kept guns so that they could defend themselves from the baddies? Chorophyll Dec 2012 #106

You're misinformed. People keep firearms for a lot of different reasons. slackmaster Dec 2012 #117

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

Public records. tee-hee. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #53

Yes, I'm sure this woman is laughing: HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #309

What public records did he have access to? Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #311

Driver's license, vehicle registration. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #315

Such is the case in Florida. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #317

Well, if your gun'owning neighbor has a criminal or mental illness record, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #320

There are ways to address those issues. Baitball Blogger Dec 2012 #326

I just love how most people in this thread care more about the Fawke Em Dec 2012 #54

What about the Fourth Amendment? slackmaster Dec 2012 #58

Dubya did away with the 4th amendment proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #77

And DUers are now enthusiastically embracing many of Dubya's policies all over the place slackmaster Dec 2012 #79

Like the first nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #85

Exactly proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #110

FREEDOM - of Information Act otohara Dec 2012 #86

No government action, no Fourth Amendment issue. Comrade Grumpy Dec 2012 #156

Government released the information to the press. Government made the law that allowed it... slackmaster Dec 2012 #159

The first amendment doesn't shield the paper from negligence. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #93

Public information is not private. That is the definition of "Public Record"... LooseWilly Dec 2012 #112

Disagree. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #167

So you are arguing that requested public information should not be shared with fellow citizens? LooseWilly Dec 2012 #214

I strongly believe this should not have been a public record. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #221

You strongly believe it shouldn't've been a public record. Fair enough. Agitate to change it... LooseWilly Dec 2012 #233

Excellent post, and well said. billh58 Dec 2012 #297

I'm in favor of making lots of things public information. Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #64

One of my old neighbors is listed on this map. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #69

And no guns in Newtown proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #75

I don't understand how that could be possible. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #142

I thought this was about two NY counties. PavePusher Dec 2012 #151

I wonder how the DUers cheering this would feel... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #70

You of course realize nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #76

Of course, legal gun owners are covered by the 2A. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #139

Gun banners are as fringe as we all get a Glock 9 nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #144

No one has claimed the NRA is mainstream. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #174

Look, limiting mag size, and 100% background checks nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #181

Extra-capacity mags have no useful purpose for civilians... HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #208

Lets do nothing then nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #261

No one here has suggested that. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #263

Spoken like a true billh58 Dec 2012 #154

"Then be responsible and accountable for it"... bvar22 Dec 2012 #225

"NRA talking points". There's that incantation again... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #283

Funny, that drunk driving thing... beevul Dec 2012 #279

This message was self-deleted by its author slackmaster Dec 2012 #83

Yeah. There are no principles, only aesthetics. JVS Dec 2012 #255

What? billh58 Dec 2012 #127

I've never owned a gun, so I don't have a dog in that fight. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #153

How many people have billh58 Dec 2012 #271

If you do drive t cars in public at all you have no reasonable expectation of privacy regarding them Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #298

That wins the ridiculous comparison award for today! Congratulations! Squinch Dec 2012 #143

I wonder how many people this pissed off complained when newspapers published teachers' test scores Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #81

Yep. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #82

That's different slackmaster Dec 2012 #84

Nothing but praise for doing this.... ReRe Dec 2012 #88

Let me give you a little piece of information that you may not have considered. slackmaster Dec 2012 #94

Yeah, yeah, yeah.... ReRe Dec 2012 #230

"Please don't attack me for thinking." PavePusher Dec 2012 #155

Whew! ReRe Dec 2012 #231

So, if owning and carrying a gun is such a wonderful, "patriotic"... 99Forever Dec 2012 #90

It's an invasion of privacy that serves no purpose other than boosting sales of a newspaper slackmaster Dec 2012 #100

Couldn't the same pretty much be said about the gun manufacturers? Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #109

I know for a fact that the neighbors on all four sides of me have firearms in their homes slackmaster Dec 2012 #115

Good. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #164

Again- public information is *NOT* private... there is no expectation of privacy LooseWilly Dec 2012 #121

That you are armed and dangerous... 99Forever Dec 2012 #128

Because it's probably inaccurate info proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #123

You are starting to look rather foolish. PavePusher Dec 2012 #158

Yet they list gun owners in CT proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #172

The article doesn't explain those dots in CT. PavePusher Dec 2012 #192

Did you ever consider that billh58 Dec 2012 #186

For the same reason they billh58 Dec 2012 #182

Next up? A list of those DENIED a permit??? HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #102

That would actually be more useful for people looking for lists of neighbors to avoid slackmaster Dec 2012 #103

I wouldn't make a bet on that. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #105

Actually, that list billh58 Dec 2012 #134

The list exists, the question is how and when it will become public information. HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #138

It's a great guide for parents. Where NOT to let your kid play. mainer Dec 2012 #118

so it shifts burglars to homes without guns HereSince1628 Dec 2012 #120

Not really. The reality is, not many criminals are overly bright. RC Dec 2012 #152

Here's a list of the tems stolen by burglars nationwide... slackmaster Dec 2012 #166

I bet it sold some papers. gollygee Dec 2012 #132

So they publish the names of the LAW ABIDING citizens. Are they trying to drive gun ownership 1monster Dec 2012 #136

So it's okay to publish weddings, billh58 Dec 2012 #168

Where I live, the birth announcements are up to the parents. If they want the birth published, 1monster Dec 2012 #216

I submit that the examples you cite billh58 Dec 2012 #220

You have to pay for an obituary in the paper. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #236

Not in all papers. Robb Dec 2012 #239

That's good. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #241

Not where I live. billh58 Dec 2012 #252

100% out of line obamanut2012 Dec 2012 #137

It seems to be a lot like Business Licenses, and such. LooseWilly Dec 2012 #180

I wonder how well this idea would be received.. -..__... Dec 2012 #146

Just curious. . . . Piazza Riforma Dec 2012 #150

I automatically trash all Westboro threads slackmaster Dec 2012 #160

The dumb thing about that is that info is already out there. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #237

I don't support the release of personal information of WBC JVS Dec 2012 #258

Spam deleted by Behind the Aegis (MIR Team) Choptop Dec 2012 #161

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #175

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #188

Oh, no, you didn't. slackmaster Dec 2012 #190

That newspaper is protecting my right of free association. Concealed Carry MIXES "good" guys/gals patrice Dec 2012 #162

What is truely amazing, on a alledged liberal website.... PavePusher Dec 2012 #163

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

Something is not "dishonest" merely because you label it so. PavePusher Dec 2012 #195

Isn't something that refuses to identify what it is, conceals itself, & acts publicly BECAUSE of patrice Dec 2012 #204

Illuminating, isn't it? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #222

Slavery, too, was once lawful. Robb Dec 2012 #229

If you think it valid to equate lawful tools and methods for self-defense to slavery... PavePusher Dec 2012 #240

Slaves were lawful tools. Robb Dec 2012 #242

The newspaper should be sued Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #170

Public information is not private. LooseWilly Dec 2012 #189

That pretty much shoots down my suggestion Dirty Socialist Dec 2012 #206

As has been pointed out, billh58 Dec 2012 #197

Which is why the counterattack is also legal. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #223

Uhmmm... their business info is also public record- but *NOT* their personal information. LooseWilly Dec 2012 #306

I'm anti-gun, but this seems like it does more harm than good. lexw Dec 2012 #171

All the publisher cares about is that it sells newspapers slackmaster Dec 2012 #184

It's called a First Amendment Remedy. Robb Dec 2012 #203

If I had an assault weapon in the house, I would be tossing it. gulliver Dec 2012 #173

Well said, billh58 Dec 2012 #201

A kid I taught about 20 years ago had a dad who was on parole. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #238

Isn't that just a msm variation of the cartoon below? jody Dec 2012 #178

Which cartoon strongly supports why we ought to ask questions about gun-ownership, because patrice Dec 2012 #196

And anything that acrues power to itself only is FASCISM. nt patrice Dec 2012 #198

I'm just trying to figure out the "why" of it all. The rationale behind it. Buns_of_Fire Dec 2012 #183

The answer is: To sell more newspapers slackmaster Dec 2012 #185

actually what they really care about newblewtoo Dec 2012 #235

It is for the sake of billh58 Dec 2012 #209

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

Why protect a WMD? graham4anything Dec 2012 #211

Exactly! Now you know what home you can enter with no problem. Socal31 Dec 2012 #207

People with alarms have stickers outside warning people in bright neon colors outside graham4anything Dec 2012 #212

That just doesn't hold water, sorry. Socal31 Dec 2012 #218

Let's see people's health records published also. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #213

I'm a very private person, and I don't like the idea of ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #215

I think that's a excellent idea-- my county newspaper did it four years ago.... mike_c Dec 2012 #227

If this is that's going to happen with registration and licensing... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #246

and that matters to anyone at all because? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #228

I wonder what other groups people would like to see receive that treatment. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #243

I posted upthread that teacher salaries are online now. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #244

Yeah, can't say I'm comfortable with that one Posteritatis Dec 2012 #245

This would be a better country if EVERY gun owner's name and address was publicly published. RomneyLies Dec 2012 #248

I would think that gun owners would WELCOME this. NashvilleLefty Dec 2012 #250

One reason that is a bad idea... Jamastiene Dec 2012 #251

well i guess burglars and other felons can use this arely staircase Dec 2012 #257

And gun-owners less likely to register them. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #264

Who cares? Spryguy Dec 2012 #265

So endangering a retired LEO or abused woman is just collateral damage? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #267

Someone who keeps equating the outing of gun ownership billh58 Dec 2012 #269

Do you call Dept of Justice statistics pointless? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #270

Neither are you, and tell that billh58 Dec 2012 #273

"Fail to recognize"? HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #284

The newspaper was exposed too. Cynicus Emeritus Dec 2012 #312

Karma is a bitch. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #319

can't wait to see next week's edition arely staircase Dec 2012 #266

Bad for gun owners but also bad for those without guns - lynne Dec 2012 #268

This is where I grew up tabbycat31 Dec 2012 #278

I'm pro-gun regulation, but this just feels wrong to me. Bucky Dec 2012 #286

Its actually dangerous. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #313

The MSM (and I include 24/7 news and Facebook) Cynicus Emeritus Dec 2012 #333

Why? mzmolly Dec 2012 #289

You wouldn't mind then if I published a list of Brady Campaign members? friendly_iconoclast Dec 2012 #290

Big Difference Spryguy Dec 2012 #293

Public Information is... public. Yes, this list can be acquired by anyone by filling out a form... LooseWilly Dec 2012 #302

All six of them? nt Remmah2 Dec 2012 #329

A serious downside to this...the extreme right. Atman Dec 2012 #296

I was afraid of that. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #300

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

I thought gun nuts were proud of their home armories? Floyd_Gondolli Dec 2012 #325

WTF?! Here you go burglars....nt Deep13 Dec 2012 #327