Irresponsible Journalist Publishes Names And Addresses Of Law-Abiding Gun Owners In Three Counties North Of New York City

"They've put me on the same level as a sex offender," rightfully complains a female 73-year-old firearm owner who apparently leaves journalists in New York shaking in their boots. The Journal News in White Plains, N.Y., used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain information on registered law-abiding handgun owners in the area and proceeded to publish all the names and addresses. 

Instead of demonizing responsible gun owners, how about some outrage for irresponsible journalists? Criminals now know where in three counties north of New York City the guns are – and aren't, which means they can target homes to steal guns when no one is home, or target homes without guns when people are home. It's anti-gun emotional zealotry overriding dispassioned reasoned debate, and endangering people for the sake of attacking one's opponents. This is a shameful tactic that has been used by the left regarding other political issues (e.g., publishing the names of any average citizen who donated to California's Proposition 8), and it's nothing short of inexcusable and disgusting. I guess since anti-gun activists talk about further restrictions on law-abiding gun ownership despite the Second Amendment, then how about discussing reasonable restrictions on reckless journalists despite the First Amendment? If anything, this journalist just accomplished making an argument against gun registration. Tweet