...according to F&F this am...a woman who was a victim of a stalker, moved, became a registered gun owner, was listed by the newspaper....IS NOW GETTING PHONE CALLS FROM THE STALKER she was avoiding...talk about a suit!
Where is the info on the burglary suspect? They must have him if they already know how/why he picked the location.
This is such an invasion of privacy, such a hack kneed way to take our weaponry such blithering stupidity it’s getting hard to read this crap but it’s happening and we’re up against complete communists, complete fascists, and complete IDIOTS. I need to take a walk, and shoot a duck or something.BRB.
As much as I wish it were different, there is no way under the current interpretation of the First Amendment, to win a lawsuit against the newspaper. The press is given enormous leeway to behave stupidly.
In this case, the information was a public record and the newspaper published it. As reckless and stupid as it was, there wasn’t anything illegal about it. Yes, it was immoral, and inherently stupid. Yes, it was done with the malicious intent of maligning gun owners. However, the fact remains that newspapers are allowed to publish public records, no matter the negative consequences that might flow from their foolish decisions.
People think “sue” is a magic term that immediately brings showers of money along with unicorns and rainbows. That isn’t true. There has to be a valid ground for a lawsuit. Any lawsuit against the paper wouldn’t survive a motion to dismiss. The issue is with the New York law that requires handgun permits in the first place, and then makes that information a public record.
The paper is run by slime bags. No more no less.
That being said, the problem is not that a state document should be open to public display. That is a given that it should.
The problem is that the state sees fit to usurp the US Constitution and regulate a stated Constitutional FREEDOM, and spy on its citizens possession of firearms.
“The Affiliated Police Association of Westchester County Inc. is putting The Journal News on notice that we will hold [them] accountable for any incident where any of our over 25,000 members are involved with an incident where a criminal or ex-con presents themselves at the residence of one of our members as a result of their name being made public by [their] newspaper,” said Buckley.”
I believe many more retired and active duty police live in Putnam County where officials have stood up and said they will not disclose. I’m proud of them.
Burglars? How about socialists/totalitarians and their minions/low-information voters/useful idiots/brownshirts? Possibly part of a larger plan BUMP!
“We’ve got to have a civilian national security force that’s just as powerful, just as strong, just as well-funded.” - Barack Obama
fire in a crowded theater.
punative damages alert.