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Lugnut

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23. I don't understand what the problem is.

Tue Dec 25, 2012, 01:41 AM

Dec 2012

My husband owns about eight or nine long guns and three handguns. All the rifles and shotguns and two handguns have been in his locked gun cabinet and not fired for about 30 years. He takes one handgun that he recently purchased with him when he goes out on the ATV for his own protection. There's a coyote den not far from the back of our property and bears are sighted regularly in this rural area. I don't think he cares if the public knows he owns these guns because most of our neighbors own guns too.

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Newspaper Publishes Gun Owners' Names and Addresses [View all] Zorro Dec 2012 OP

An editor in Roanoke VA did this a few years ago Recursion Dec 2012 #1

So One Address In Error Is Justification For All the Carnage That Guns Have Wrought on Society cantbeserious Dec 2012 #3

What argument? Recursion Dec 2012 #7

By Default An Argument Was Made - Unintended Or Otherwise cantbeserious Dec 2012 #9

Any links or proof? MightyMopar Dec 2012 #6

LMGTFY Recursion Dec 2012 #8

but if he knows she's got a weapon, isn't that a deterrent? CTyankee Dec 2012 #16

According To The NRA And Gun Apologists That Should Be The Safest - Err Most Dangerous - cantbeserious Dec 2012 #2

It's public information RomneyLies Dec 2012 #4

Yes - Let's Use The Public Information Constructively To Provide A Public Safety Benefit For Society cantbeserious Dec 2012 #10

Yeah! What's the big deal? Public records... DonViejo Dec 2012 #12

But the gun enthusiasts say guns keep us safe, they always brag about them scaring bad guys away MightyMopar Dec 2012 #5

It is kind of funny. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #28

Your "longest paragraph" describes the drunk poacher next door Kolesar Dec 2012 #33

It occurred to me that responsible gunowners might let elderly neighbors or neighbors JDPriestly Dec 2012 #37

You would think the non-gun owners would be the ones upset LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #11

Right you are in that newblewtoo Dec 2012 #14

I don't have a gun because I really don't have much to protect other than my own person JDPriestly Dec 2012 #29

And some wonder why so many oppose mandatory registration... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #13

Here in Wisconsin the Urinal/Sentinel published a searchable database of names and addresses.... Scuba Dec 2012 #15

I would hope it would be to inform citizens, if they, like me, wish to know who in my CTyankee Dec 2012 #17

The newspaper acted to harass the people it identified DFW Dec 2012 #18

Highly doubtful it was to protect. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #38

Amen! SouthernDonkey Dec 2012 #39

I hope the Sentinel loses subscriptions LiberalFighter Dec 2012 #19

I found out that the family almost across the street from me owns a gun from this map. n/t jenmito Dec 2012 #20

Time to move realgreen Dec 2012 #26

"Dangerous person?" Marcia Brady Dec 2012 #34

Nope. jenmito Dec 2012 #36

I'm sure it only identified a small portion of the guns in that town. Many are bought at shows xtraxritical Dec 2012 #21

I don't think I like this idea Superbot Dec 2012 #22

Not if you don't have a gun. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #30

I don't understand what the problem is. Lugnut Dec 2012 #23

Fuck 'em. If they have guns, we have a right to know. Aristus Dec 2012 #24

I Wouldn't Want My Kid In House otohara Dec 2012 #40

Good for you. You did the right thing. Aristus Dec 2012 #41

Yep otohara Dec 2012 #42

Why is that info generally available? Kablooie Dec 2012 #25

This is fucking terrible. David__77 Dec 2012 #27

Yes. Gun registration should be just like car registration. Iggo Dec 2012 #35

I wonder if that is legal. These are not public figures still_one Dec 2012 #31

Well under FOIL the info is available there is also a state database... Historic NY Dec 2012 #32