[Kaslin]

The entire title is:Outrageous: Raleigh, N.C. CBS Affiliate Station WRAL Publishes Searchable Database of Concealed Carry Licensees

[Nervous Tick]

So cross this database with the database of registered Democrats (other public information!) to yield a list of Democrats that do NOT have a CCP.

Publish that list, along with the ‘rats addresses and other personal information, in a handy pocket size “Guide To Defenseless People”.

Leave copies of the guide in magazine racks in bad parts of town.

Hoist them on their own petard.

[sonofagun]

That being said, the decision to add a searchable database that can be easily abused is an inexcusable violation of the company's code of ethics, not to mention common sense.

Not so bad.

Now the thugs, the smart ones at least, will know what neighborhoods to avoid! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[W. W. SMITH]

Disclose the editor, owner, reporters of the paper and the street they live on. correlate with the streets that have or don’t have concealed carry permits. If they live on a street with no permits it can be pointed out to them that now the criminals know they would be safe robing their house.

[elpadre]

the data base tells the thieves which houses to avoid - pretty good insurance policy at no cost.

[n230099]

The whole thing’s not well thought out. Liberals do this stuff for mean reasons thinking that employers will use the info in hiring and firing or schools can keep the kids of the gunners off the sports teams.

But, as others note, this is a two way street. It may tell you who surely has a gun, but also tells you who may not.

I like what we did here in AZ where the “permit” concept was abandoned. It’s been over 2 years and no fallout from it.

Publish that....

[sarasmom]

I lived in Triangle area for a short time.
I left in disgust.

Why not just deal with the fact that every USA citizen in every state will carry one or more lethal weapons at all times, and just leave it at that?

When seconds count, the police are mere minutes away.

[Pamlico]

It has been a very long time since Jesse Helms was employed by and broadcast his commentaries on WRAL and gained state wide recognition which later lead to his success in his political campaigns. That said I would prefer everyone know I am armed and therefore avoid my neighborhood and home.

[ponygirl]

I grew up in the triangle area, so I punched some streets into the database search. That was a huge surprise to me. The upper middle class street that I grew up on had 15 CCW licenses. No one ever talked about guns when we lived there. But when I searched the street in the rural area where we moved when I was a teenager and EVERYONE had guns... I only found one CCW permit. Which tells me a lot of people out in the boonies just don't bother with the CCW permit. Or else things have changed drastically in the last 15 years since I lived there.

It also means that people on the first street have more expectation of having their homes broken into.

[Cyber Liberty]

Some might think, “Hey, this is great – they can’t see the names of people in the neighborhoods but a criminal searching this database will know where they shouldn’t go.” Problem is it makes it easy for criminals to find soft target neighborhoods where they are less likely to be confronted by a gun owner.

I don't see a problem there. Let the little Democrat clusters feel the pain. On balance, though, I think this is crappy of the media. It's like using donor lists to sic the IRS on people.

[exit82]

"As a driving force in the community, we are a catalyst for positive change," CBC boasts in its Code of Ethics

There's the problem right there.

[uncommonsense]

This seems like a good way to find guns to steal - just have to make sure the coast is clear... So posting this info makes it easier to find or avoid homes with permits.