Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Which Neighbors Have Concealed Weapons Permits? (Redwood City, Ca. publishes list) [View all]Starboard Tack
(11,181 posts)This story is anecdotal. No mention of anyone dying, just a house being torched. No mention of how the address was known, just an assumption.
I don't excuse tabloid tactics. Newspapers print all kinds of stuff that isn't news. My point is that when the constitution doesn't fit your agenda, then it fails. The old 2A trumps 1A doesn't always work. There is no evidence here that 1A caused actual harm, only assumptions. There is no moral harm from carrying. Where did I say that? My stand is not a moral one, believe me. Integrity and common sense have nothing to do with morals.
Spike Lee was an asshole, even if the address had been right.
I do not believe the publisher wanted to cause harm to any individual, but he sure woke a lot of people up, at risk to himself and his employees. You might see publishing information which is already available to the public as "evil", but the subsequent threats from people with guns as OK. I don't.
Remember, all that information was already available to anyone who wanted it. And it is naive to think one can hide easily in these times of internet databases and Google.