"Making a list and checking it twice"
The Westchester Journal News has followed the illustrious lead of the Pee Dee in publishing firearm permit holder's names, and they don't like it there any better than we do here.
"I just question the judgment," said Rockland pistol permit holder Rich Himes. "As far as I'm concerned, I've done everything legally. I've been fingerprinted and everything's on record. And I understand Freedom of Information. But maybe because we can publish information, maybe it's not always a good idea."
Poor boy! You're the one who begged the Vampire State for permission to exercise your natural right of self-defence, instead of just exercising it.
"The Constitution gives people the right to own guns in this country, and it also gives people the right to know whether they own a gun or not," said Henry Freeman, editor and vice president/news at The Journal News. "This is a public record. People have a right to know that.
OK Henry. The Constitution does not "give" people rights; it only agrees to protect rights that exist. And show me where in the Constitution is the "right" to "know if your neighbor has a gun" (or a dreidl, or Care Bears, or a drill press, or...). I assume that you're pro-choice, being a N'yawker and all...what about that "right of privacy" the Supreme Court found? Is it there, or not?
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