Oh My God this has got to be the stupidest thing any newspaper anywhere has ever done!
Literally tens of thousands of names and addresses are shown for all to see!


http://www.lohud.com/interactive/ar...ghborhood-

The map indicates the addresses of all pistol permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties. Each dot represents an individual permit holder licensed to own a handgun — a pistol or revolver. The data does not include owners of long guns — rifles or shotguns — which can be purchased without a permit. Being included in this map does not mean the individual at a specific location owns a weapon, just that they are licensed to do so.

Data for all permit categories, unrestricted carry, premises, business, employment, target and hunting, is included, but permit information is not available on an individual basis.

To create the map, The Journal News submitted Freedom of Information requests for the names and addresses of all pistol permit holders in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam. By state law, the information is public record.

Putnam is still putting together its records and could not immediately provide any data. The map will be updated when that data is released.

And this is against the law.

If it is then this paper has no clue............. yet!

I'm not sure about the legality's, but am sensing a law suit.

This is acceptable under the freedom of information act?

so, I can request the address of every Mercedes and BMW owner and publish that info? I'll just call it the 'Who to Rob' map.

Rooo, I'm thinking that in case of this particular map it would be a "who not to try and rob map"... Now back too those Mercedes and BMW owners

LD, this is correct... They not only listed those who have a gun, but those who are easy victims with no self defense except a bat and a 911 call.

This was tried before and the information was supposed to be not covered by the freedom of information act. It may have been by a state by state basis. I do not remember. I beleieve it happened again after a massive shooting spree.  I treid finding an old report... but I smell presents under the tree....

How many actually believe that the NICS doesn't keep permanent records, and that such information would never be released under the FOI laws?

I think it was tried in ILL. and it got shot down under privacy laws there .

This can apply to any law; be it Gun Control, Seatbelt or DUI. It is all a slippery slope, because the punhishment only gets worse as they find it does it does not stop everyone. A Witch hunt is a Witch hunt no matter the group that starts it. Ask not for whom the bell toles.
"Can our system of government, our system of justice,
survive if one can be denied a freedom because he might abuse it?"- Harlon B. Carter
 Oh and Merry Christmas to all. Just took my Turkey out of the deep fryer, about to have dinner.

Maybe under the equal oppurtunity act you should make the paper print the other side. "who can't shoot you houses".

Posted By PRAIRIEDOGGER on 25 Dec 2012 12:23 PM
Maybe under the equal oppurtunity act you should make the paper print the other side. "who can't shoot you houses".

Talk about unintended consequences!!! They kind of already did

Sorry, but I don't buy it. Only 3 in the Poughkeepsie area?!? Hell, there's three on my block alone. What a bunch of crap.

It said it was giving addresses of those with license for handguns. Maybe they meant those withh a ccw license.

Trust me; I personally know 3 on my block with ccw. F'ing thing's ridiculous.

Those not on the list could be listed as rape and pillage zones. Those listed, as do it at your own peril zones. Which one do you think would be safer. This like every thing else intended to protect us from protental harm, it usually goes to far.

LOL - if you're replying to me ckell... I assure you that where I live is absolutely not a rape and pillage zone... but OMG that was hysterical.... Stop by for a beverage sometime and you'll see... lol

No Steve not directed at you. But think about, which zone would you rather live in? If it were listed Mine would the do it at your own peril zone, the thing of it is most around here already know that. Those who thought of that would make you wear a scarlet letter to I guess, what morons.

I'll make it easy... I have a concealed weapons permit.

Doesn't bother me one bit... I have guns and know exactly how to use them... I might ever have a loaded one under my coat.

Interested in robbing me... give it a try, but first do a prepaid funeral for yourself.

The map only includes handgun permit holders



Intimidation: NY Newspaper Publishes Names, Addresses of Gun Permit Holders

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Journa...un-permits

The map indicates the addresses of all pistol permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties. Each dot represents an individual permit holder licensed to own a handgun — a pistol or revolver. The data does not include owners of long guns — rifles or shotguns — which can be purchased without a permit. Being included in this map does not mean the individual at a specific location owns a weapon, just that they are licensed to do so.

At least the newspaper is feeling some serious backlash from this.  Although I am sure many gun grabbers are praising them.

 

New York newspaper faces backlash after publishing map of gun permit holders

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...z2G6u5KYS2

But readers swiftly condemned the move. They pointed out that the interactive map could make the gun owners a target, but also make clear to would-be robbers which homes do not contain a gun.

"Do you fools realize that you also made a map for criminals to use to find homes to rob that have no guns in them to protect themselves?" one reader wrote on Facebook.

"You have just destroyed the privacy of these law abiding citizens and by releasing this list, you have equated them to that of sex offenders and murders," wrote another. "These are law abiding gun owners, they are no danger to anyone except for criminals. And with this information you have made them targets for both criminals and anti gun lobbyist who i am sure are going to treat them like monsters."

 

Blogger publishes names, address of newspaper staff after gun-permit database

Read more:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/2...z2GHb4EjhY

Fountain said he has since received emails from “abused women” who were under protective order.

“They’re terribly afraid that now their names and addresses are all over the Internet and accessible through that map,” he told CNN.

More power to him! I wonder how those liberal newspaper folks feel about having their private information posted in a public access blog???????????

Lawmaker Slams ‘Asinine’ Newspaper for Publishing Gun Info

http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarne...-info.html

By Todd Starnes


A suburban New York City newspaper said they will publish more names and addresses of residents holding gun permits even as critics fear the newspaper’s decision will put non-gun owners at risk from criminals.

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The Journal News in White Plains, NY, said they will unveil the names of permit holders in Putnam County. They’ve already released the names of permit holders in suburban Westchester and Rockland counties.

The newspaper’s editor and vice president of news, CynDee Royle, earlier in the week defended the decision to list the permit holders – noting they got the information legally through a Freedom of Information Act request.

“We knew publication of the database would be controversial, but we felt sharing as much information as we could about gun ownership in our area was important in the aftermath of the Newtown shootings,” she told Reuters.

Controversial may be an understatement.

Republican State Sen. Greg Ball told Fox News the newspaper is “anti-Second Amendment” and called their outing of gun owners “b.s.”

“The asinine editors at the Journal News, have once again gone out of their way to place a virtual scarlet letter on law abiding firearm owners throughout the region,” he said.

Ball, from Patterson, NY, said he planned to introduce legislation that would keep permit information private except to prosecutors and police.

“This is a privacy issue,” he told Fox News. “There’s no way this paper should have made this accessible for criminals and nut jobs.”

Ball said the Gannett-owned newspaper is treating gun owners worse than sexual predators.

“They don’t go out of their way to show us where the sexual predators live,” he told Fox News. “They are focusing on people who are following the law, paying their taxes – and putting them in the same category as a level-three sexual predator.”

Many fear the newspaper put not only gun-owners at risk – but also those residents who don’t own weapons.

“Do you fools realize that you also made a map for criminals to use to find homes to rob that have no guns in them to protect themselves?” Rob Seubert of Silver Spring, Maryland, posted on the newspaper’s web site. “What a bunch of liberal boobs you all are.”

Ball said the newspaper’s “elitist egg heads” created a “virtual shopping list for criminals and nut jobs.”

“There’s a lot of talk about gun control,” Ball said. “We need to have a national conversation about nut control.”

There’s no way this paper should have made this accessible for criminals and nut jobs.

 

Gunfight: Newspaper's decision to out firearms owners sparks ongoing battle

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/0...z2GrvCXyNs

 

 

We need to do more talking with our money, You don't like my gun you must not like my money either. Stop buying and funding their Crap, pun also intended.

Well there is one county that told them to bring on their lawyers and what ever and they will take them on and will not let the names out .That came from the repub part of the state .

The Journal News did the same thing back in 2006 and caught heat over it. Obviously not enough. Now after the Ct shootings, they claimed the public has a right to know who has a gun & if its "next door."
In the Poughkeepsie Journal (owned by the same company) today was an article about this and Putnam County which "reneged" on providing the handgun owner's info! The county clerk has refused to do this and is getting some support by local politico's. But, unfortunately, withholding the info requested is against the law in NY State. Against the law or not, the clerk & his supporters have my support!!
The article is in the Jan 2 edition of the Poughkeepsie Journal. The one state senator's comments about the "idiots" who allowed the publishing of the info is great. He didn't hold any punches. Anyway, check it out on  www.poughkeepsiejournal.com .....sorry I don't have a direct link for ya's...

So the azz wipes that published the hand gun owner list, now feel threatened and had to hire armed guards to protect them.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...ards?lite=

It's just the beginning... it should make it pretty easy for the dark shirts when the time arrives... dontcha think?

Posted By grandpops on 03 Jan 2013 05:18 AM
So the azz wipes that published the hand gun owner list, now feel threatened and had to hire armed guards to protect them.

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/201...ards?lite=

  Yeah, go figure!!  Just read that article..."safety of her employees is top priority."  And the people whose names & adresses you mapped out isn't???

I read the article and my first thought was just who the armed guards are supposed to protect the paper's employees from?????? It damn sure wouldn't be the law abiding legal gun owners!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just don't use a gun .Ball bat will work .

Assault bat

Releasing names of gun permit holders endangers public, New York county clerk says

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...z2H0fVddWO

Page not found, already!

I think what happens is when they move it from "breaking news" the link changes... Let's see if this works.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...lerk-says/

This one goes with this .

Ex-Burglars Say Newspaper’s Gun Map Would’ve Made the Job Easier, Safer

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/0...z2H1mBihYm

Inmates using newspaper's gun owner map to threaten guards, sheriff says

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/0...z2H3UAU1MS

Connecticut lawmaker wants names of gun owners to be made public

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...z2H3UW50dY

http://now.msn.com/burglars-glad-th...-addresses                                 Burglars applaud move to publish gun owners' addresses

Then the names of the ones giving the names and addresses should be required to give their names and addresses so the criminals will know where they are safe for doing their crimes. DUMBAZZES !!!

And the latest stupidity by the Journal....yesterday's Poughkeepsie Journal, 1/5/13, Mid-Hudson section, pg 2....seems someone sent a 2nd envelope to the White Plains office of the Journal. Both contained an unknow white powder, thought last week's powder was baking soda. So, following protocol, the employee who felt something strange in the envelope, put it in 2 plastic envelopes & took it "off premises" (city street???). She managed to tear off a corner of the envelope while it was still in the plastic bags, then seeing the white powder drove to a MUNICIPAL garage (more potential danger to public) and then called the police!!!
Are you kidding me??? That's your protocol?? Possibly endanger the general public? Oh, yeah, safety of your employess is the priority. Wouldn't it have been a better idea to just isolate the floor & then call the police/FD for haz-mat response??? I know they care about "the right of the public to know," but potentially expose them too??? I'm sure it was a stupid hoax by the sender, but the response by the Journal was assinine again!!
Oh, well.....

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2075684002001/

She tells em

Hey Jeff, you must be right around me somewhere! We're not far from IBM Pok.

We stopped getting and reading the "Urinal" years ago... talk about a f'ing rag....

Too Little Too Late!!!


New York newspaper removes gun permit database from website after outcry

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/1...z2INUiaJKx