Newspaper That Printed Gun Owner Names Hires Armed Guards

How Ironic!

That is just fabulous!

Such a shame it is coming to this. They really should have never posted these peoples’ names. Just because they registered for a permit doesn’t mean they own anything. Just hope it doesn’t discourage honest people from registering for a permit because of privacy concerns. This isn’t FOIA, this is criminal in my book.

So a person can exercise their Constitutional right in owning a gun, but a newspaper cannot exercise their Constitutional right of free speech!!!
Double Standard much?

Sounds to me like the editor of the rag that exposes peoples names if they have a gun permit just hired gun carrying thugs to protect themselves from people who didn’t know they existed prior to publishing the names. This is hilarious.

So when the people’s homes get broke into and their guns stolen they will be able to sue the publisher and paper? Kind of like publishing the names and addresses of people who don’t trust banks and hide their money in their homes.

Hypocritical…they treat lawful gun owners like sex offenders, then when they get the expected backlash occurs, they hide behind guns. The cops don’t even believe that they’ve actually been threatened

This just proves the idiots that run this newspaper don’t understand anything about those of us that legally own guns. We don’t break the law. They don’t have anything to fear from the law-abiding gun toting citizens. We own guns to protect ourselves and for the enjoyment of shooting them, not to use them against a bunch of pencil pushers or should I say keyboard punchers. Or maybe they just realized they told everyone their office was a “gun free” zone and might be the target of the next crazy out to make a name for himself.

Are they just armed with pens,pencils & Crayolas?

And some people wonder why there is resistance to Feinstein’s new gun proposal of forcing owners of now-legal semi-automatic long guns to register them with the Federal Govt? Does she honestly believe that she will force owners to pay $200, submit serial numbers, passport photo, and fingerprints? Won’t happen.

They published a bunch of names and addresses. That isn’t news and they had no business doing it. Their only purpose was to make a political statement about their views on the Second Amendment. And yet it is the Second Amendment which makes the First possible. Those “journalists” are stupid hypocrites.

No effort has been given on publishing the names and addresses of illegal gun owners or even convicted home burglars. Thank you for letting them know which homes to avoid. The outrage; dear liberals is about security, I got a gun to protect my little ones and my wife when I’m away (she pointed it once when somebody broke into our RV I thank God she did) We wish we never have to use it.
The newspaper is getting the exact reaction it was looking for; divide the liberals from the conservatives even more! Thats all.

So do as I say not as I do.

I wonder if they still believe in strict gun control laws?
Remember Mr. Newspaper owner, this is the United States of America. Everyone is supposed to obey the same laws. If you don’t think citizens should be armed, fire those armed guards. After all, no one needs to be armed, do we?

Finally, some media accountability! Stupid liberal media clowns!

That is awesome! I hope they are scared out of their minds!

The one point most people are missing is that the “map” shows all the homes that have guns and at the same time shows the homes that are unarmed. If I want to rob you…I’ll check the map to be sure you have no gun.

“Chris” wrote:
“So a person can exercise their Constitutional right in owning a gun, but a newspaper cannot exercise their Constitutional right of free speech!!!
Double Standard much?”

Yes, and those who object are also exercising their free speech rights. (Stupid much?) The point here, and the hilarious irony, is that the paper is hiring members of the very same “group” they “outed”, by hiring licensed gun owners to “protect” them. Cowards. Hypocrites.

May they go bankrupt with their security bill.

I love it.
I have no sympathy for these stuck up, agenda driven hypocrits.

Since they are so against guns, why didn’t they hire UNARMED GUARDS that on carried pepper spray. Hypocrits always expose themselves.

The only way to make a change in this world is to hit them where it hurts the most, the pocket-book!! No matter who you are or what your cause is, money talks. So … For those of us that are disgusted with this newspaper and their actions, tell their parent company (Gannett) and tell their advertisers.

“Check out the EURO-SOCIALISTS from hollywood rail against guns juxtaposed with them killing people in movies and TV.”

Very good point, and one that the NRA was attempting to make in the wake of Newtown: much of the blame for our violent society has to be laid at the feet of the entertainment industries. It’s bad, unless we can profit from it.

Hilarious hypocrisy. They don’t want citizens to be armed yet they justify having armed guards. They apparently stole a page from the rule book of His Majesty King Micheal Bloomberg. Anyone who doesn’t see the hypocritical, elitist hilarity needs a keeper.

I can’t believe the irony of this situation. It’s almost cosmic. It will be very interesting to hear how the newspaper will defend its position.

Gun ban advocates never answer my question. Maybe I make them think for themselves instead of following the rhetoric of Feinstein, Bloomberg and Brady. Usually they stop posting or ABC pulls the article as soon as I ask:

If a homicidal maniac with a bloody knife is about to attack the person you love the most would you be willing to use an AR-15 with a 30 round magazine if it was the only way to stop him?
Simple question which requires a simple yes or no answer. Either you would use an AR with a 30 round mag to save the life of the one you love the most, or you wouldn’t. Yes or no.

what goes around comes around – now lets print the addresses of the R’s and D’s who are taking us for a ride…

You shouldn’t have printed the names and addresses just because you can. There is responsibility and common sense that goes along with the power. I guarrantee you, something will go wrong with this irresponsible act whether it is directly or indirectly related. There are some people out there who aree in need of that weapon and the cover of privacy in order to stay alive. Why would you do something as childishly thought out as this is. Is this what you are taught in college, that you can do anything you set your mind too, when you should have been reporting the news not what’s in the neighbors closet. A college smart @#$ is what you are. And when you and your associates finally bring down society you will in an instant finally realize the damage you’ve done. As you yell “stop that” to someone committing an unthinkable act and they don’t and they turn to do the same to you, that’s the exact time you will realize what you’ve done and wish to god you had a weapon of anykind not just a map with names and addresses.

Just shows the hypocrisy of the people who run today’s news papers.

What are these idiots afraid of, the people they posted this artical about are law abiding citizens, DUH!

Paper compiles and releases public information about weapon owners: most of whom are law abiding citizens, most of whom aren’t the least bit trained in weapons, most of whom don’t understand that PUBLIC INFORMATION IS PUBLIC, some of whom feel stigmatized for their gun ownership being public knowledge, NONE of whom are actually victims of any crime by this action.

Gun nuts from across the country go ballistic and retaliate with publishing names/addresses of paper workers (also public information, and nothing to whine about) – and anonymously start delivering thinly veiled threats (including death threats). Newspaper hires armed security not being stupid enough to think they should hire unarmed security when the people making the threats are a bit fanatic about being armed. So for every statement above about hypocrisy or irony, I’d love to tell you the really big distinctions you’re choosing to overlook – but all that would register is the part where I said “most of whom are law abiding citizens.”

I wonder if they’ll publish the names and addresses of the armed guards who are patrolling their property.

“A boycott of the paper and anything they are associated with, drive them out of biz.”

Oh brother. Overreact much Dave? How about don’t buy their paper if you think what they did was stupid?
(Which it was…)

typical cowards. they want their 2nd amendment rights but want to trash a newspapers’s first amendment rights. typical gun toting cowards and hypocrites

“It is reasonably forseeable that as a result of the newspapers actions, people’s homes will be targeted by burglars looking to steal these guns”

no it isn’t moron. and if they are stolen . . . GOOD! they deserve it for leaving them out. don’t want to be on a public register of gun owners . . . don’t get a gun . . . or don’t register it

@Sad Really – And the point of making these handgun permit holders’ names and addresses public is ??

@ RONS: That’s a good idea – welfare recipients who have also been cited for drug violations! A recent episode of “Intervention” showed a young mother selling her food stamps so she could use the money to buy drugs. Now THAT’S a crime – owning a firearm isn’t.

Am I the only one that thinks “reporters” should have to get permits to check for sanity and logic before they are allowed to “report”? These idiots should be held personally responsible for any damages that happen.

It will be interesting to see which residences the thieves choose to burglarize. Licensed or unlicensed. The future will tell.

Wow this can be dangerous. Imagine if some poor single woman got her gun permit due to being stalked by an ex and now her name and home is published by some stupid paper on a map for all to see, These people followed the law and are now getting their names published as if they are a pedophile or rapist. All the gun owners I know are good law-abiding citizens. Now the paper is protecting themselves with armed guards. Oh the irony.

The First Amendment Rights should be protected as well as the Second Amendment Rights. Problem is more than 70% of all mass media is owned by FOUR PEOPLE, all of whom have their own personal agendas.
Each of these people are politically active. Each has agendas which are blatantly but still clandestinely disguised as “News” in an effort to sway public opinion to meet their own personal goals.
Sheeple who watch the mainstream media actually have no clue what these media moguls are doing to them and to their children. Therefore, you have to ask yourself, “Is the media now more dangerous than guns?” My answer is an unequivocal YES!

I don’t understand the outrage here. Let me get this straight. So, gun owners are worried that their homes will be targeted by thieves looking for guns? I thought the whole reason for having a gun was to protect your castle. So fine. Please stay home and use your gun to protect your precious gun. I’d prefer that. If you can’t keep your gun secure, you shouldn’t have one.

Their desire to release the names of gun owners smells of Mcarthyism.

you hypocrites have some nerve to publish those who own valid weapons and then to hire your own armed guards when suddently your stupid stunt makes you feel unsafe.

Why should you be any different if you want to disarm americans in violations of our constitution and then out us when you feel like unsafe, you too should be forced to have no armed guards and be at the mercy of those who the public knows as Criminals you freaking sorry POS morons deserve whatever happens to you.

Hope your newspaper fails and your all unemployeed soon, oh and stay safely behind those holding the same guns you tried to out, they are your only protectionand as congress and courts have stated hundreds of times the police are not here to protect your or me theyre here to protect the banks and Multi billionairs not eh public.

As i see you have figured out now, still want gun rights completely removed so you have no self protection Nazi Idiot Editors?

So is the Journal News going to add their newly hired armed guards’ names and addresses to the map now?

I would bet My new handgun, That the author of Your article owns a gun, And that He inadvertently “Forgot” to put a dot with His adress on the map ! Liberals are all hypocrits !

What a great plan they had.

They’ve already got prison guards being told by prisoners “I know where you live”… that’s helpful isn’t it?

I guess making certain that prisoners can find & target prison guards for retaliation is simply another benefit this newspaper is providing.

They can find an unoccupied home on the house, steal a gun, head to the prison guard’s house and shoot him.

Amazing how much work they’re doing to make the life of a criminal easier and more secure…

I am really amazed she is still walking around with her front teeth attached! IMO, I think this woman is going to be walking around looking over her shoulder for a long, long time.