Handgun-owners map draws outrage

[sarisataka]

60. Cost/Benefit of this

Cost
- criminal casing a neighborhood can find likely targets to obtain firearms. He just has to break in when the house is empty
- criminal then uses stolen firearm(s) to break into houses with lesser chances of there being firearms
- if criminals wish to invade home where firearms are likely, they know to arm themselves appropriately, perhaps just murder everyone in the house to be sure.
- those who have reason to conceal their addresses and gun ownership police, judges, prosecutors, people who have an abusive ex-, witnesses who testified in the face of fear of retribution...) have just been tossed out in the rain without an umbrella
- average people, who happen to have a permit, ostracized by their community.
- the chance of gun control legislation just moved a little more distant as x% of gun owners who strongly support such, now support it less.

Benefit
- people can 'avoid' gun owners (has anyone considered that may include a long time neighbor or friend-- Gee, Bob I'd love to go bowling but I just looked you up and you have a handgun permit so I'm never speaking to you again)
- people can keep there children away from such owners (In my case, I know the parents well enough to know if they have guns before I allow them to play in other's houses)
- opportunity to track household crime in these counties to see if there is a shift towards armed houses, away from them or no change.