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Another paper publishes a list of handgun carry permit holders

Monday, June 25th, 2007

This time, in Ohio. Update: Meanwhile, some journalists ponder the ethics of such a decision: I’m trying to think of a scenario where I would approve such a list being published. I’ll get back to you if one comes to mind. and I could only see doing it if there were a controversy over who […]

Another newspaper hurting for readership, relevancy

Friday, April 22nd, 2011

Iowa paper publishes list of carry permit holders. I think these privacy concerns are a good reason to push for constitutional carry, like several states recently did.

Paper requests gun permit info

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

In NY, the Post Star requested the info and haven’t done any story on it. And the readers went ballistic without the story being published. Gee, I wonder why readers might be concerned with that? They say: We listened to those concerns and want to assure each and every person that we would never, ever […]

Tennessean Publishes “Steal Me” List

Tuesday, May 8th, 2007

Following in the footsteps of a mental midget like Christian Trejbal, The Tennessean has decided to publish a searchable database of Concealed Carry Weapons permit holders in Tennessee. It is here. So, now thieves and would be robbers can search, by city, and find places to go steal guns. When this happened in Virginia, the […]

Privacy

Tuesday, March 13th, 2012

Apparently, WI doesn’t allow access to the database of people who have carry permits. This has the press and the anti-gunners (but I repeat myself) upset. The anti-gunners want to snoop through your stuff and make sure you’re law-abiding. And the press likes to draw traffic to its websites by publishing lists of carry permit […]

Consequences

Wednesday, March 26th, 2008

A while back, The Tennessean decided it would publish a database of people who held handgun carry permits. Oopsy ensued and they pulled it. Seems people didn’t like their private particulars published. Now, our state legislature is pushing a bill to seal those records: The records of everyone licensed to carry a handgun in Tennessee […]

A civil rights victory in West Virginia

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

Another state is looking to make data on who has a handgun carry permit off limits to reporters. Obligatory thanks to Christian Trejbal, the Sandusky Register, and the Tennessean

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