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Fellow gun owners should be highly concerned about this going on.
I live in IL. and this was the first I hear about this attack on gun owners.
http://patriotstatesman.com/2011/03...eases-the-names-of-all-authorized-gun-owners/
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More information:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/poli...-police-to-release-names-of-gun-owners/20903/
The New York Times article that encouraged the AP to attack (yes, I used inflammatory language) Illinois:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/20/nyregion/20guns.html
I've read the NYT article twice...and I still don't see the "news-worthiness." I can only assume the AP is doing a similar article.
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A license to possess a gun? Boggles the mind. Move to Washington State.
Do they also publish the drivers license and veh registration lists? If not, why not?
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When I was taking my conceal carry licensing class a few years ago, I was told that the AP and many newspapers have tried to get states to release the contact information for all conceal carry license holders under the pretext that it is a public record. The stated intention (with at least one Austin, Texas newspaper) is to warn the public of the people who are walking around with guns, as if we are itching to shoot anyone who annoys us.
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This was bound to happen under the FOID system.
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When I was taking my conceal carry licensing class a few years ago, I was told that the AP and many newspapers have tried to get states to release the contact information for all conceal carry license holders under the pretext that it is a public record. The stated intention (with at least one Austin, Texas newspaper) is to warn the public of the people who are walking around with guns, as if we are itching to shoot anyone who annoys us.
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It's really bad news for non gun owners.
Anyone not on the list could be considered an easy home invasion or burglary target.
Anti gun nuts have unintentionally made themselves targets with the realease of such lists.
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The definition of insanity is electing the same people and expecting different results due to campaign promises.
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Here is the most pertinent yard sign I've ever seen -- and it is apropos to this thread:
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When I was taking my conceal carry licensing class a few years ago, I was told that the AP and many newspapers have tried to get states to release the contact information for all conceal carry license holders under the pretext that it is a public record. The stated intention (with at least one Austin, Texas newspaper) is to warn the public of the people who are walking around with guns, as if we are itching to shoot anyone who annoys us.
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It isn't the lawful gun owners from which the public needs defense.
Let's use their arguments against them and compel the AP to reveal all their sources.
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Or, more accurately, the individuals on the list could be targeted for burglary, waiting until the owner leaves so they can steal the guns.
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Saw this article with further information on what is occurring in Illinois - between the show down between the police and Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
Kind of makes me wonder if this is released, would cause more people to own guns.
The list would identify those that do not own weapons in essence also.
Illinois Officials Spar Over Order to Make List of Gun Owners Public
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...cials-spar-order-make-list-gun-owners-public/
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Or, more accurately, the individuals on the list could be targeted for burglary, waiting until the owner leaves so they can steal the guns.
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Possibly, but I believe that the likelyhood of that is lower than the other.
Every coin has 2 sides.