New York newspaper faces backlash after publishing

[peterd]

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

A local New York newspaper is drawing the ire of its readers after publishing an interactive map that shows the names and addresses of thousands of residents who have handgun permits.

The online map was published by The Journal News along with an article under the headline: "The gun owner next door: What you don't know about the weapons in your neighborhood."

www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/12/25/new-york-newspaper-faces-backlash-after-publishing-map-gun-permit-holders/
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So much for privacy.

[Sailor]

So much for privacy.

A sharp tort attorney could probably file and win a class action suit against that fishwrap for invasion of privacy. Almost all of those permit holders are private citizens, not public figures and therefore have an expectation of privacy.

A loss by the paper could drive it out of business.

[prospero]

The real problem is the presumption that those people are somehow a danger to their communities.

Right now the prime tactic of the gun grabbers is to imply that all gun owners are paranoids, criminals and/ or mental defectives.
This sort of thing is not only a privacy issue but also one of slander.

[Sailor]

Dec 25, 2012 22:45:48 GMT -8 prospero said:

The real problem is the presumption that those people are somehow a danger to their communities.

Right now the prime tactic of the gun grabbers is to imply that all gun owners are paranoids, criminals and/ or mental defectives.
This sort of thing is not only a privacy issue but also one of slander.

Good point, I hadn't considered the "slander" angle.

It'll never happen though.