Legislation would ban release and online posting of gun permit lists

[David LaPell]

This newspaper story kind of bugs me, back in Feb. 2008 this same paper FOILed the names of all the pistol permit holders of three local counties. When word got put there was a pretty good backlash. Yet the newspaper still has the names and still has never divulged what they want to do with them. Here is the latest thing from these guys.

Legislation would ban release and online posting of gun permit lists :: Blogs :: PostStar.com ... nt-2866730

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

If a burglar is going to get access to these lists, I’d prefer they at least go through channels by filing a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request.

What do you think?

I think that a burglar will not get access through a FOIL request, nor does he need to. If he can read, he will buy an anti-American newspaper which will publish a list after obtaining it through a FOIL request.

 

[watchmanjimg]

I think it's one more reason to move out of New York State. I left 10 years ago and I'm not looking back!

 

[cmort666]

Several papers in Ohio did this, including the "Plain Dealer". Well, as they say, "Payback is an Obama". The personal information of a number of newspaper executives (as well as their families) was posted on the internet. This seemed to genuinely astonish the people at the "Plain Dealer". Of course the Doolittle raid astonished Tojo too...

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

cmort,

You must be as old as I, or have some other excuse for a good education. You do have a way with words.

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[Dusty Miller]

Actually, if criminals DID use that information to locate and burglar homes with guns it reasonably follows that the population of criminals would start a steep decline!