Newspaper that ran addresses of gun owners hires armed guards

[tangent4ronpaul]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2013/01/journal-news-hires-armed-security-guards-153103.html

The Journal News of West Nyack, N.Y., has hired armed security guards to defend its offices after receiving a torrent of phone calls and emails responding to the paper's publication of the names and addresses of area residents with pistol permits.

RGA Investigations, a private security company, "is doing private security at on location at the Journal News as a result of the negative response to the article," according to a police report first obtained by the Rockland County Times (Nanuet, N.Y.) and shared with POLITICO. The guards "are armed and will be on site during business hours through at least January 2, 2013."

Last month, in the wake of last month's elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., the Gannett-owned Journal News published interactive maps showing the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in New York's Westchester and Rockland counties. Conservatives and gun rights advocates publicly protested the paper's move; on Monday, the New York State Rifle & Pistol Association called for a nationwide boycott of the paper's advertisers, calling it a “wanton act” that “has put in harm's way tens of thousands of lawful license holders."

The Journal News continues to host the map on its website and has said that it will soon add a map listing all pistol permit holders in Putnam County.

According to the Clarkstown Police report, filed today, Journal News editor Caryn McBride had "previously reported a large amount of negative correspondence in response to the media outlet's publication of local gun permit holders." McBride shared one email with the police officer from "an unknown subject who wondered what McBride would get in her email now." The officer told McBride the email did not constitute an offense.

The Rockland County Times, a Journal News competitor, led its exclusive report citing the juxtaposition of targeting gun ownership while hiring armed guards.

"Guns are good for the goose but NOT for the gander," Dylan Skriloff, the Rockland County Times' associate publisher & editor-in-chief wrote.

-t

[kathy88]

And still they don't get it.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

LOL

So it's still ok for them, but not you. At least they identified themselves as arms users.

[Confederate]

Someone should take down their website.

[AGRP]

They want to protect themselves, but not the kids?

[Lucille]

Someone should take down their website.

They're getting close. Some say this is the work of gun-grabbing progs trying to make 2nd Amendment supporters look bad:

Group claims hacked subscriber database of NY newspaper which published gun permit map
http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?399446-NY-newspaper-runs-interactive-map-with-names-addresses-of-handgun-permit-holders&p=4800770#post4800770

[green73]

hahahaha

[tangent4ronpaul]

ROTGLMAO!

-t

[AGRP]

Id vote this debacle as the political story of the year. Its provided several laughs and its immensely entertaining.

[sailingaway]

I wonder how they feel about that paper -- were their addresses on the list?

NEWSPAPER THAT PUBLISHED THE NAMES & ADDRESSES OF GUN OWNERS HIRES ARMED GUARDS

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/newspaper-that-published-the-names-addresses-of-gun-owners-hires-armed-guards/

[Spikender]

Obviously we should follow their prestigious example and all go hire armed guards ourselves. I mean, I'm sure they're much cheaper than buying guns anyway, and probably a lot safer too. Who wouldn't trust leaving their home, family, and possessions in the safety of some armed thugs while they go to work? A whackjob, that's who!

[youngbuck]

I hope it costs them A LOT of money and contributes to their bankruptcy. What a bunch of disgusting, arrogant hypocrits.

[Warrior_of_Freedom]

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

[Spikender]

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Journal News Rockland Editor Caryn A. McBride said she was genuinely surprised to discover that publishing a map with the names and addresses of gun owners would result in “negative correspondence,

Why even pay to go to see a comedy movie when you can find so much humor in real life? A real knee slapper!

[ClydeCoulter]

You can't make up better stuff from scratch...ROFL

[angelatc]

Are they going to publish the names and addresses of their guards?

[TonySutton]

Are they going to publish the names and addresses of their guards?

They probably already did

[Romulus]

Cant image guards would be protecting them, those who are against their rights.

[Pericles]

Cant image guards would be protecting them, those who are against their rights.

They may consider thamselves exempt from laws that apply to mundanes, just as the police do. Some states actually exempt licensed security companies from provisions of state gun laws, Texas being one such state. Thus, looking at converting our militia unit to a security company.

[Pericles]

I hope it costs them A LOT of money and contributes to their bankruptcy. What a bunch of disgusting, arrogant hypocrits.

Agreed - i despise hypocrites.

[green73]

I can't believe Drudge hasn't run this yet.

[green73]

I can't believe Drudge hasn't run this yet.

Correction. It's there now.

[Confederate]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXYdnhw6SHs

[AFPVet]

... and those armed guards had to get permits in order to be armed while working security....

[roho76]

When posting this information leads to the death of a child in a non gun owning home, it's game on. It sucks that it's come to this but if a dangerous criminal doesn't use this information to their advantage against non gun owners, then I might start to regain some faith in humanity.

[PaulConventionWV]

Why even pay to go to see a comedy movie when you can find so much humor in real life? A real knee slapper!

Life is a dramedy.

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

When posting this information leads to the death of a child in a non gun owning home, it's game on. It sucks that it's come to this but if a dangerous criminal doesn't use this information to their advantage against non gun owners, then I might start to regain some faith in humanity.


This is contrary to what people believe, but criminals use it against gun owners. They just do it while no one is home. Plenty of criminals are smart enough for that. Some are even lifelong professionals, even.

[presence]

The guards "are armed"


The Journal News of West Nyack, N.Y., has hired armed security guards to defend its offices after receiving a torrent of phone calls and emails responding to the paper's publication of the names and addresses of area residents with pistol permits.


RGA Investigations, a private security company, "is doing private security at on location at the Journal News as a result of the negative response to the article," according to a police report first obtained by the Rockland County Times (Nanuet, N.Y.) and shared with POLITICO.




Read more: http://nation.foxnews.com/journal-news/2013/01/02/paper-outed-gun-owners-hires-armed-security?intcmp=fly#ixzz2H98Wt5Xr


http://nation.foxnews.com/sites/nation.foxnews.com/files/styles/dv1/public/636_010213_fx_arms.jpg

[Confederate]

Judge Nap on this:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXYdnhw6SHs

[cheapseats]

I can't believe Drudge hasn't run this yet.


This was/COULD STILL BE a big deal. Found it buried on page THIRTEEN.

There suuuuure are a lotta new threads. Makes it much harder to follow along.