NY clerk won't release gun owner names

[Tinelement]

Just saw this on the news. I get the public record, but I would not be a happy camper if my name and address showed up on a road map.!

Glad someone is standing up for the people!!

http://kmgh.m0bl.net/w/news-world/story/81923339/


The Journal News, which serves New York City's northern suburbs, sparked an outcry last month when it published clickable online maps with the names and addresses of pistol permit holders in Rockland and Westchester counties.

When the newspaper requested the same information from Putnam, Sant initially said the county needed more time to fulfill the request. Sant balked entirely this week, saying the law gives him the prerogative to refuse to release public information if it endangers the public. Judges and police officers could be targeted by the people they put behind bars, he said. People with orders of protection have expressed concern to him about would-be attackers finding them through the database.

[patrick0685]

good for them

[Kraven251]

Balls. Someone found them

[Sawin]

I saw it yesterday too, and was impressed with him. He did an interview with Megyn Kelly on Fox, and said he'd only release the list if he was sued and taken to court over it.

Video - here: http://foxnewsinsider.com/2013/01/03/putnam-county-clerk-dennis-sant-im-not-backing-down-on-refusal-to-release-names-of-gun-permit-holders/

[Byte Stryke]

"The argument has been made and rejected," said Robert Freeman of the State Committee on Open Government. "There's never been any indication that disclosure resulted in any jeopardy."
Edward S. Rudofsky, a New York attorney who specializes in the First Amendment, added, "I don't see why technology makes this any more or less sensitive than it would otherwise be."


Derp, The first amendment only applied to printing presses, not to the internet, Databases and television... they didn't even have that then so how could the founding fathers intend for that?

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