Posted on 01/12/2004 3:36:08 PM PST by Forgiven_Sinner
Cleveland Plain Dealer Declares War on Citizens of Ohio. I am not exaggerating when I say that this story is truly disturbing. The Cleveland Plain Dealer has just stated that it will publish the names and addresses of every person who avails themselves of Ohio's new concealed carry permit law and applies for such a permit.
The editors of the Plain Dealer explained thusly:
Journalists will be able to access permit information because of their profession. But you - as a doctor, lawyer or factory worker - won't be able to determine whether your neighbor or ex-husband has obtained a permit.
That sort of exclusion is neither fair nor rational public policy.
Since Taft chooses to hide behind journalists on this vital public-records matter, it is this newspaper's intention to obtain this information and publish it. Our readers deserve to know the identities of those who obtain permits to carry their guns in public. We hope other news organizations will do the same in their communities.
Taft and the legislature are demonstrating a flagrant disregard for the public's right to know. It is incumbent upon the news media to help right their wrong.
Permit-holders' names and addresses in print, because you have the "right to know".
I see.
Oddly enough, neither the Plain Dealers' owner, Don Newhouse, nor the editor responsible for the piece, Douglas Clifton, chose not to sign their names to their explicit threat against the citizens of Ohio. Nor did they choose to share their home addresses and telephone numbers with the public.
In the spirit of the public's "right to know", I will be happy to publish the owner's/editors' home addresses and phone numbers here and ensure their widespread distribution, should the newspaper ever follow through with the amazing threats they are making against the people of Ohio. In addition, should the newspaper force it on me, I will be happy to share information about Newhouse's other holdings, such as his stakes (and family stakes) in other businesses in your area that are dependent on the general public's good will
No you don't, that defeats the purpose of concealed carry. A few of those punks in the park need a surprise that ruins their day, a few surprises, will have the punks wondering if everyone they see is carrying.
I think it's kind of humorous.
Unless you're Cherokee. They call them the civilized tribe. They call them "civilized" because they are easy to sneak up on.....
Didn't you ever see that movie: "The Outlaw Josey Wales?"
I teach American history and granted the white man has an abysmal record on keeping promises with the native Americans. But I figure that between the casinos (I don't gamble) and the "no income tax" rule if you live on the reservation it pretty much makes up the difference. Let's not drivel about "reparations," ok?
What's the gun control situation on a reservation? Or does it vary by tribe and locale?
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