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Thieves Steal Guns After Breaking Into Another Home Listed on NY Newspaper’s ‘Gun Map’

Jan. 17, 2013 3:20pm Billy Hallowell

Thieves Steal Guns After Breaking Into Home on Journal News Gun Map

Credit: Getty Images

Critics who have continuously alleged that the Journal News’ interactive map that includes gun owners’ personal information will lead to crime may begin uttering some “I told you sos” (albiet, a bit prematurely). Two pistols and related permits were stolen from a home in New City, N.Y. The owner of the firearms was listed on the newspaper’s controversial map — leading some to wonder if the criminal act and the publication are connected.

Newsday reports that thieves entered the home on Wednesday evening. Once inside, they “ransacked the house” and broke into two safes, stealing a third. The guns were apparently in this latter unit that was taken out of the home by the criminals.

Following the incident, associated family members refused to comment about what unfolded. And for those looking for definite ties to the Journal News’ gun map, police are saying that there is no direct evidence, thus far, that the burglary was related to the publication. In fact, at the moment, authorities believe that the home was not targeted — something police will continue to investigate.

“The burglary is still under investigation and there are no facts to support this correlation at this time,” said Clarkstown Sgt. Joanne Fratianni. “If the investigation develops further information, it will be released accordingly.”

The Clarkstown case may or may not have a connection to the map, however this is the second incident involving a gun owner on the map who has had his or her home terrorized by burglars. Previously, a White Plains, N.Y., home was targeted, with thieves ultimately failing to open a gun safe and retrieve weapons. That investigation is ongoing as well.

Authorities in the White Plains case have said that it is premature to definitively connect the gun map to the crime, but that questions surrounding its involvement are a part of the case.

(H/T: Newsday)

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Comments (150)

Boose
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 10:17pm
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perry1980
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 9:13pm
if you get rob sue the newspaper

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Southernsoul
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:45pm
They need to sue the paper as a co-conspirator.

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txbigfoot
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 8:15pm
Sue the newspaper.
Call Barry, tell them to tell his children that look like him to return the guns.
Criminals do not give a rats a$$ about gun control.
I bet the criminals are sooo scared they have now violated Barrys laws

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watman43
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:50pm
All gun owners should file class action lawsuits against any media outlet that pulls this kind of crap !

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turkey13
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:48pm
I can’t wait for the names & addresses of all the crazy people up there. One of his executive orders is for different government agencys to share information. If I understood correctely, Obama wants to make sure the nuts don’t get a gun. If the newspaper prints their addresses and names the local residents will take care of them.

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republic2011
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:34pm
Well, all I can say is thank God for Gov. Cuomo. These low life’s will now have to get 7 round mags for those stolen guns so they do less damage to other citizens. I am sure they are already on it. They don’t want to break the law, do they?

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Graystroke
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:20pm
I will post this on each gun control topic until the readers finally get it we are being set up:
http://fellowshipofminds.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/guide-for-how-to-talk-to-children-about-sandy-hook-pre-dated-the-massacre/

How can this be posted 4 days BEFORE the shooting?????

It is called predictive programming. YES, someone in our gummit IS causing the mass shootings to alter our constitution and disarm the nation. Global governance cannot proceed until this ONE thing happens. IT will be successful only because the majority of so called conservative refuse to learn mind control programming techniques.

We are programmed to believe it does not exist while it is being used daily via digital technology across the boob toob……..read the news and weep for the kids and family members…..our government has no soul

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woodyee
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:18pm
We’ve only heard of TWO incidents, which leads me to believe there are at least 20…

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P4cooler
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 7:06pm
Buy a gun safe and sue the Journal news for the cost of the safe as well as attorney fees.

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B-Neil
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:35pm
There is no question; a law suit against the news source and the individuals is warrented.

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HudsonAvenue
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:34pm
This is just another Transfer Guns To Criminals program.

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watman43
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:24pm
If the guns show up at a shooting the media should be held criminally responsible . !!!!!!

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Excomunicatedmarine
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 6:17pm
Every weapon ever registered in any state should be called in as stolen asap.

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mikem1969
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:30pm
Well the freaking anti-gun nuts at the newspaper are now responsible for arming more crooks. Got to love their logic, disarm law abiding citizens while arming the CRIMINALS.

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jframza
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:27pm
Big Issue not being covered: The list gives out the address of Active duty and retired Police officers, Security , Jail and prison guards. This puts them and their families in danger of retaliation and extortion by criminals: both on the loose and incarcerated!

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Hill60
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 5:22pm
Ha! That shooter in the Getty Images photo is gonna end up tearing his left thumb up with some “slide bite”.

Regarding the robberies… do you rob a home when there is the potential for the homeowner to shoot you, or do you use the map to plot homes that won’t be able to offer resistance? Then again, I suppose you could “stake out” the gun owners’ homes, and wait for them to leave.

To paraphrase our Great Emperor: The paper acted foolishly.

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justavoter
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:36pm
Obama is just testing the waters man. When he calls the media and tells them to print the owner’s names of guns then he can have his thugs start stealing the guns and then he will know if he can confiscate the guns that way. Otherwise it will be a bunch of lies to the public and a lot of children being killed. Has anyone notice Americans are being killed overseas. Isn’t Obama’s friends killing our people? Have you noticed that Obama has crisis after crisis. I remember Rahm Emanuel when he first got to the Whitehouse. He made the comment to not ever let a crisis go to waste. That is why liberal democrats have used small children all week to change gun laws so America can have the highest murder rate like Washington, DC and Chicago, Illinois, both of which Obama dwells.

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jefftavolieri
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:35pm
I thought you guys were responsible gun owners who always had their guns locked up safe?

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TiffanyRuth
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:32pm
Instead of smaller safes, gun owners should get the big liberty safes, ours is 900 pounds and not easy to remove or break into. But nonetheless it is time for the gun owners of NY to get together and file a huge class action lawsuit against the newspaper. Make those SOBs pay for what they have done.

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blanco5
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:28pm
How do those lefty journalists (I use that term very loosely) sleep at night?

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Uechi
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:18pm
By the way Blaze bad photo. That is not the way you hold a semi-auto pistol unless you want your thumb cut to pieces. Both thumbs should be to the left with the right thumb on top of the other pointing down range. The way the firearm is being held when the slide recoils back he may get a nasty bloody surprise. I’ve seen it happen and it wasn’t pretty.

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Uechi
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:14pm
Forget gun thefts, it is only a matter of time before these crooks looking for guns are going to injure or kill someone. If this happens the news paper will need more then lawyers.

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banjarmon
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:10pm
BHO brown shirts acting as criminals??? Just thinking??? Makes you wonder!

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krjones
Posted on January 17, 2013 at 4:08pm
Heil Obama! Der Fureur says you must give up your guns! Seig Heil! Dear leader is only doing this to make the children safe…. What is wrong with you people….

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