Posted on 04/21/2011 11:58:53 AM PDT by JoeBrooks
(WIREUPDATE.com) — A list of nearly 5,200 names of gun permit owners in Des Moines, Iowa was published on Thursday in the Des Moines CityView paper, sparking privacy concerns among the residents. In the article titled “Who’s Packing” the names of those who filed for a gun permit under the new Iowa gun law are listed in alphabetical order.
“With nearly 5,200 applications to carry already this year, it’s safe to say that plenty of people, including your neighbors and friends, are now “packing heat.” Cityview author Jared Crutis wrote before naming all the residents.
The article was published in both the weekly print edition and online.
The publication of this information has put law-abiding citizens in harm. In a recent article in Newsmax magazine John Stossel wrote of a similar situation in Illinois. State attorney general Lisa Madigan came under fire earlier this month for wanting to release the names of gun owners in the entire state.
“Publication of that list would tell the criminal class where the guns are, which could be useful to two different sorts of lawbreakers: gun thieves who want to know where the guns are and burglars who want to know where they are not.” Stossel concluded.
According to Polk County Sheriff’s office 5,195 applications for a permit to carry were received by the department so far in 2011.
Cityview is an independent weekly magazine that is available in rack-stands throughout central Iowa.
Then criminals would know where to go to steal a copies of “Earth in the Balance” ,”Rules for Radicals”, “Dreams of My Father” and the Communist Manifesto.
The owners of those guns should use them to shoot the people at the paper that endangered them by publishing that information; it would certainly be self-defence.
“Print the name of every woman who has obtained an abortion.”
I was about to say the same; you’re right, they’re both exercising their rights: one group doesn’t want to get murdered, and the other has committed a murder.
This is why I”ll never get a dam permit!
Our 2nd amendment IS my permit!
In Wi. (no permits here), a pizza delivery man shot a thug in self defense. No charges filed! Who could try a man for self defense?
Sorry, but I can see no downside there.
The absolute worst thing that could happen is:
a burgurglar happens to get dead
a hypocritical journalist happens to get outed.
Plenty of anti-gun DAs;New York City and Bloomberg comes to mind.
Oh oh!
SOMEone is channeling Joseph Smith!
Where do THEY live?
I would assume this rag carries some advertising. Time
to avoid all the advertisers.
Jared Curtis
arts & entertainment editor
jared@dmcityview.com
515-953-4822, ext. 306
Straight from their website:
http://www.dmcityview.com/contacts/listing.html
Turnabout is fair play:
Start here:
Cityview is a publication of Big Green Umbrella Media, Inc., an Iowa company owned by Shane Goodman and Michael Gartner.
From your link.
Shane Goodman lives at 8404 Barnham Drive Johnston, Iowa 50131-8754 with his wife Jolene. Their home is 2,268 sqft, and contains 2.5 bathrooms and a whirlpool. It was purchased for $245,000. Shane does not have a permit to carry weapons. His e-mail address is shane@dmcityview.com and his office phone number is 515-953-4822, ext. 305. I encourage you all to contact Shane, and to let him know how you feel about him throwing law abiding gun owners under the bus. Thank you.
Jared D Curtis 818 S 16th St | Centerville, IA 52544 (641) 437-1489
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