TELL US: Should Licensed Gun Owners' Information be Public?
If you are licensed to own a gun, would you want your name and address publicized?
A news publication in New York is under scrutiny for publishing the names and addresses of gun owners in certain parts of the state. Less than two weeks after the tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., the New York Journal News earlier this week published the names and addresses of local gun owners in three New York counties. A story titled, "The gun owner next door: What you don't know about the weapons in your neighborhood," highlights the names and addresses of residents who are licensed to own handguns through Freedom of Information Law requests, according to The Huffington Post. The Journal News reportedly requested the information from New York's Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties, though the publication was only able to …
Just a person!
9:04 am on Monday, December 31, 2012
Go baCk to the old days when everyone carried a gun,there would be less crime ,and less criminals. People would think twice about breaking into someone's house,robbing, and plain out committing crimes if they thought for a minute that the person they were assaulting ,robbing or any other act was going to be faced with a gun. Make it a level playing field. more ›