More on the TN gun database
The dangers of such a database illustrated by the News Sentinel’s Jack McElroy:
“Oldhickory,” one of the commenters on our gun-permit story today, ran the names of News Sentinel employees against the database posted on the Memphis Commercial Appeal Web site. When a name matched, he identified the employee as a “likely permit holder.” Going alphabetically, he only got through “C” but was able to identify seven “likely holders” at the newspaper.
Turns out, of the ones that Jack went and asked, none were actually permit holders.
The Commercial Appeal makes the Colbert Report.
Metulj calls out the News Sentinel:
I don’t know how much he knows about guns and I am not going to presume, but to call the Brady Campaign advocates against gun violence is akin to calling an egg candler an abortionist. They are an anti-gun group (and a not particularly effective one either).
March 11th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
According to the VA Citizens Defense League another Virginia paper, the Chatham Star-Tribune, has published a list of CHP holders. I’m currently trying to get verification and more detail.
This one is personal, as my parents live in that area.
Posted at my blog, with links.