Press lists gun owners ~ prisoners use list to intimidate guards, police, etc

[Melensdad]

Oh the unintended consequences of printing the names of all the gunowners in the newspaper under the misguided premise that it would make the world safer.

First came stories of criminals saying they would use the lists to target 'safe' (non-gunowner) for burglaries, then we got stories saying criminals would use the lists to target gun owners so they could steal the guns. Now we get stories of prison guards and police who are targeted by criminals and fear for the safety of their families.

. . . Law enforcement officials from a New York region where a local paper published a map identifying gun owners say prisoners are using the information to intimidate guards.

Rockland County Sheriff Louis Falco, who spoke at a news conference flanked by other county officials, said the Journal News' decision to post an online map of names and addresses of handgun owners Dec. 23 has put law enforcement officers in danger.

"They have inmates coming up to them and telling them exactly where they live. That's not acceptable to me," Falco said, according to Newsday.

Robert Riley, an officer with the White Plains Police Department and president of its Patrolman’s Benevolent Association, agreed.

"You have guys who work in New York City who live up here. Now their names and addresses are out there, too," he said adding that there are 8,000 active and retired NYPD officers currently living in Rockland County. . .


Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/01/0...isplay-gun-owner-data-officers/#ixzz2H48CyqgG​

 

[mla2ofus]

I think the paper's gonna find out they are at bottom of several hills, each w/ lots of sh!t rollin' down 'em!! They're proving just how sh!tty the news media can be in stretching the first amendment to the breaking point!! I hope they cause some major changes to the FOIA in most of the states. Then that would get their a$$es in a sling w/ the rest of the media.
Mike

 

[Melensdad]

The New York newspaper that endangered lives by publishing the names and addresses of holders of pistol licenses in New York has now been sued in the first of what is likely a string of lawsuits.

Timelines 1/3/13 | The Rockland County Times

Lawsuit Filed Against Journal News Sparked By Map of Gun Owners

A lawsuit has been filed against The Journal News by a business that claims its reputation suffered after the newspaper published an interactive map of licensed gun owners in the area, following the massacre in Newtown, Conn. First Impression LLC is a gift shop and interior design firm located in Katonah. They sued both The Journal News and its corporate parent Gannett Co. in Westchester County Court. In the Summons with Notice, the gift shop accuses the newspaper of “falsely…publicly stating in the interactive website www.lohud.com that plaintiff First Impression LLC is a licensed handgun owner.” They are represented by McDermott and McDermott of Somers, N.Y. and claim to have lost business since the publishing of their company’s name on the map. The interactive map of Westchester and Rockland counties was published on December 23 and received over 500 comments within the first day, most of them negative reactions from outraged residents. The newspaper defended its actions by stating that the information it posted was public record. Though this is true, Putnam County refused to give information about licensed gun owners to The Journal News, a move that has received support from state Senator Greg Ball, R-Patterson. According to a police report obtained by the Rockland County Times, The Journal News hired a private security firm to stand guard outside their building during business hours, through at least January 2, 2013. The guards are armed.​

May their sky turn legal pad yellow.