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NY Police Department Asking for Facebook Password, Profile when Registering Pistol
Pundit Press ^
| 10/18/14
| Aurelius
Posted on 10/18/2014 4:41:59 PM PDT by therightliveswithus
A member of New York Firearms posted both a statement and a picture that claims the city of Watervliet, New York is asking for their Facebook profile and password when registering their pistol.
The post, made Wednesday evening, recounting this story:
I had the form filled out with all my references, notarized, photos taken, driving record, and safety course. I went in and the officer took my folder in the back and came out and told me I have a lot more work to do and hands me a new packet including the main form except this one is on a thicker paper. This packet includes the forms to give my references which I was expecting. On the front page of this packet in the last space it says Facebook and password
It took several hours, but the original poster then posted this picture below: 
...They contacted Chief Ron Boisvert, who stated that the form should not have been included in the packet… but that it was for internal use only.
When asked what he meant by "internal use," Mr. Boisvert said that police station does not require people to write down their password in the application, but they do require people to log into their profile and allow people to read through it.
“We ask the applicant to log on to Facebook in front of us," he told Robert Farago. “Pages they’ve looked at, friends – anything that reflects on the character of the applicant.”
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TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: 2ndamendment; banglist; facebookisthedevil; guns; newyork
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To: therightliveswithus
Voting requirements must match gun ownership requirements
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:42:59 PM PDT
by
NoLibZone
(The bad news: Hillary Clinton will be the next President. The Good news: Our principles are intact.)
To: therightliveswithus
One more reason I do not have a Facebook account.
To: therightliveswithus
So, you have to create a Facebook page if you don’t have one in order to give your password to the cops.
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:46:30 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
(I Was Told Nobody Is Perfect But Yet, Here I Am)
To: therightliveswithus
Only Total Fools have Facebook accounts
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:47:10 PM PDT
by
molson209
(Blank)
To: therightliveswithus
And Johnny Cash says.......
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:47:59 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
To: therightliveswithus
Sorry, occifer. Don’t have one.
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:48:21 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(Violence is rarely the answer. But when it is it is the only answer.)
To: therightliveswithus
Gee a 1st & 2nd amendment violation.
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:48:38 PM PDT
by
Lockbox
To: therightliveswithus
Facebook profile: Cops_suck
Password: Thisisunconstitutional
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:48:54 PM PDT
by
Red in Blue PA
(When Injustice becomes Law, Resistance Becomes Duty.-Thomas Jefferson)
To: therightliveswithus
Big tyrants can’t be big tyrants without the help of a whole lot of little tyrants.
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:49:04 PM PDT
by
EternalVigilance
(Trust God and do right. Only then can we expect Him to once again come to our aid.)
To: therightliveswithus
Dude! Where’s my America?
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:51:07 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Ebola and Enterovirus-D68. Proud members of Viruses Without Borders.)
To: therightliveswithus
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:52:54 PM PDT
by
Jet Jaguar
(Resist in place.)
To: therightliveswithus
What if you don’t have a Facebook account?
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:55:19 PM PDT
by
Lorianne
(fed pork, bailouts, gone taxmoney)
To: therightliveswithus
How about “none of your business” as a answer....
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posted on
10/18/2014 4:55:57 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Jesus Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
To: therightliveswithus
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posted on
10/18/2014 5:00:16 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
(Liberals lie about everything all the time.)
To: molson209
Only Total Fools have Facebook accounts Says the person with the FR account. Different? How?
To: therightliveswithus
This is ridiculous but you could create a temporary Facebook account. Facebook is great for keeping with family and friends. I have a grand niece I haven't met but I'm watching her grow up on her mother's Facebook account.
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posted on
10/18/2014 5:07:25 PM PDT
by
McGruff
(The whole Omama Administration is a breach in protocol)
To: therightliveswithus
My Facebook username is Jack_Booted_Thugs
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posted on
10/18/2014 5:11:27 PM PDT
by
steve86
(Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc OÂ’Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
To: McGruff
Facebook is great for keeping with family and friends.Of course. There is so much paranoid drama queening about FB. Just keep your privacy settings to friends only and if you think someone is snooping you can temporarily change your profile pic to that picture of the bunny with the pancakes on it's head so that you can deny it's you. Simple. Geeze!
To: therightliveswithus
The real pisser is that this application is for permission to possess a handgun. Cop doesn't like your facebook page? Permission denied. No facebook page? Permission denied. They even demand personal references.
So what if they ask for facebook references? The state is manifestly unreasonable even without that.
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posted on
10/18/2014 5:18:38 PM PDT
by
Cboldt
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