POLL: Should You Know Which Homes Have Guns?
An article-gone-viral by The Journal News in White Plains, NY has sparked debate about whether gun permits should be public records.
Do you want to know where lawful gun owners live in your neighborhood? Should this information not only be public but publicized? Take our poll and leave a comment below. "Overkill?" asks The Daily Beast, writing about the publication by The Journal News on Dec. 22 of gun permit holders across three counties in New York state. The database article on LoHud.com includes a map with dots for each household licensed to own a handgun—pistols and revolvers. The map has gone viral, having been widely tweeted and liked on Facebook almost 28,000 times as of Dec. 26. Record Gun Permit Applications in Anoka County You're unlikely to see the same kind of map for Fridley, Anoka County or Minnesota. "In Minnesota, addresses of permit holders is private …
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Rick
1:39 pm on Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Additionally, backlot/gun show sales are a myth. Those sales are no different than buying a gun on a street corner, which simply is illegal and the purchaser is crazy for doing so. Unfortunately, gun shows, where sales are regulated in the same fashion as a federally licensed (FFL) firearms store have become the bogeyman. Never purchase a firearm from someone you don't know, and me personally, I … more ›