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New York Newspaper Removes Controversial ‘Gun Map’ Data Amid Public Outcry

Jan. 18, 2013 6:27pm Jason Howerton

New York Newspaper Removes Controversial Gun Map Amid Public Outcry

(Photo: Lohud.com)

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (TheBlaze/AP) – A suburban New York City newspaper has removed the names and addresses of residents with pistol permits from its website.

Publication of the permit data following last month’s school shooting massacre in Newtown, Conn. produced a storm of outrage from gun owners. It also quickly resulted in a new state measure meant to protect permit holders’ privacy.

The president and publisher of The Journal News Media Group announced the move Friday. Janet Hasson said the new law does not require removing the data, but “doing so complies with its spirit.”

The Journal News had published interactive maps on its LoHud.com site pinpointing thousands of permit holders in Westchester and Rockland County. The maps remained online late Friday but could no longer be manipulated to find names and addresses.

As of Friday, two homes listed on the “gun map” had been burglarized, including one instance where crooks stole two guns. In the other burglary attempt, the robbers reportedly went straight for the homeowner’s guns.

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hannah
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:56pm
That useless so called (newspaper) will have to deal with the fallout and hopefully lose everything.

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- Rodney777
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:41am
  Now you New Yorkers need to get rid of them idiots that’s trying to ban your firearms!
  
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- skiz
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 10:18am
  I wish my name would have been on that list. I would own that place and shut it down and sent all the commies home with no pay!
  
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- krackerhac
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 12:53pm
  Why don’t they report the most important fact about this story. How many subscribers have cancelled their subscriptions since the newspaper put this map out there?
  
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- jjoy
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 3:17pm
  “two homes listed on the “gun map” had been burglarized, including one instance where crooks stole two guns. In the other burglary attempt, the robbers reportedly went straight for the homeowner’s guns.”
  
  Yep… looks like it’s time for a couple of lawsuits…
  
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- G-WHIZ
  Posted on January 20, 2013 at 10:37am
  HEY! Millions of crimminals already have this data, NOW!! So It makes no diff if ist is “removed”!
  
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Advection
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:32pm
Too late. They’re going to be sued into oblivion, and good riddance.

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- darkknight91
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 11:33pm
  Let’s hope.
  
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Nairbmack
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:11pm
Well, that was a bad idea ….

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yanki161
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:49pm
“Amid public outcry” or after their lawyer told them they may be held liable?

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- Techcon
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:07pm
  Hmm,
  
  “Use the 1st Amend. to destroy the 2nd.”
  
  These G@ddamn BRATS are destroying US!
  
  Even the commies are begging us to beat these a-holes down!
  
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- Thornyrose13
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:34pm
  you called it Yank. with guns now being stolen, the paper and its staff are now open for criminal and civil suits. Assessory before the fact of a robbery or burglary just for starters, especially if the thieves are caught and point to the paper as their source for a target.
  
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Charles Curtis
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:48pm
Tempus pro novus ductu – sue them till there is nothing left of right.

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OldSurfRat
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:36pm
One small VICTORY for gun owners!!
And some statifaction for good people across the nation.

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- Dkoonz
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:42pm
  To little to late the damage has been done.
  
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- OlefromMN
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:45pm
  @Dkoonz
  
  You got that right. The app is on the web and will forever be available.
  
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- OldSurfRat
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:50pm
  Gotta start somewhere. No one says the attacks need to stop on those who launched this assult.
  
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- Lopez
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:10pm
  Some damage, I’ll agree with that….but
  These fools have done more for our second amendment rights in one month, Than all the conservative radio host and Fox news could do in 5 years.
  Think about what has happened since NewTown… Americans rights have been threatened, and they reacted by buying up everything in site. Try going to Cheaper than dirt and look for ammo..shelves are bear.
  I for one am concerned about what some politicians may still try to do, but at the same time.
  PROUD it seems America can wake up after all.
  
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woodyee
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:35pm
Hooboy – They’re NOT going to be able to settle any lawsuits as class-action, because break-ins resulting from the publishing of the map will go on for at least a decade. they’re going to be defending rolling lawsuits, because they can’t settle cases that haven’t been brought up!

What a mess! Serves them right! BTW, the Journal News is a Gannet paper, so don’t expect a bankruptcy; in fact, you can expect them to try pulling some judges pud to try and absolve themselves under…

The First Amendment! That’ll be a fail.

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- HumbleMan
  Posted on January 19, 2013 at 2:03am
  There will be class action suits however. Reckless endangerment will be the charge. But then as many know, when the press is in-bed with the government, both are corrupt.
  
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woodyee
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:26pm
The damage is done. There have been no apologies, no compensation, in fact, they BRAGGED about doing it thus encouraging others! So until they’ve pulled copies from all other websites and published doing so in their paper, I’m sure they wouldn’t mind a little tit for tat – I mean, according to them, they did NO WRONG –
Names & Addresses JOURNAL NEWS EMPLOYEES can be found here –
http://christopherfountain.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/anyone-know-where-to-find-cyndee-royle-editor-of-the-journal-news/

The cowardly “journalist/editor” that started all this has cut and run. She has removed her Facebook page and has PRIVATIZED her Tweets. Read about it here – http://www.jammiewf.com/2012/cowardice-smug-journal-news-editor-deletes-facebook-page-hides-tweets/

About the names and addresses – Copy. Paste. Disseminate. Repeat on EVERY BLOG your a member of, and if your not a member of any, join some. If these ashwipes are not made an example of, this will spread to every city in the Country.

Copy. Paste. Disseminate. Repeat.

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FloridaFarmGirl
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:11pm
Why not publish the information regarding illegals, rapists, sex offenders, robbers, etc.? This was once a great law abiding country. We true Americans will miss it.

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nickbooe
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:56pm
Too late. They might as well give the property owners, who were vicitmized, a blank check. Stick a fork in the journal news. They are done.

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- cosette
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:02pm
  Goody goody!
  
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- db321
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:05pm
  Did they remove the Map because of Public Outcry or was it because of Mass Amounts of Monetary Lawsuits.
  
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- RabidPatriot
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:10pm
  These idiots must have heard from their lawyers. Now that guns have been stolen, if anyone gets killed with those guns, the lawsuits would be crippling.
  
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- The-Monk
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 9:32pm
  Hi db321,
  “Did they remove the Map because of Public Outcry or was it because of Mass Amounts of Monetary Lawsuits.”
  
  Could be fear of “incoming”…..
  
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Salamander
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:53pm
That newspaper had better hope none of those guns turn up in ‘a crime’ (as if their theft wasn’t one)! When they do–and they will–Newspaper won’t be worth the paper machee it’s printed on!

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garbagecanlogic
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:18pm
Damage is already done. Hope they go belly up big time and no body can find a job – even at McDonald’s or Wal-Mart (the chinese place).

Praise Be To Obama. Psalm 109:8

The U.S. Out Of The U.N.
The U.N. Out Of The U.S.

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tj1961
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:14pm
Too little, and way too late….

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KingCanon
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:10pm
Sounds to me as if people are mad. What say ye?

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ghostsouls
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:00pm
No, no no, that should not be the head line, this should be:
New York Newspaper Removes Controversial ‘Gun Map’ Data Amid A Flurry of Lawsuits from homeowners that have been targeted and robbed because of ther map.

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- iltws2
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:11pm
  Exactly
  
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- Anonymous T. Irrelevant
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:14pm
  And after the email with ALL the Journal News owners information has been passed around, I think they got the message. Their mailbox was full.
  
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SpankDaMonkey
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:00pm
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Just keep the Map up of where this Slave lives along with the rest of the Pick-A-Ninnys that work with her……

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cknapp
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:58pm
I am glad I grew up and attend Public School in Michigan in the 60s and 70s, apparently those educated/living on the East Coast do not possess the cognitive skills to run a quick “risk assessment” and realize that making the names and addresses of law abiding citizens who have items that criminals desire which are specific and valuable, is a bad idea and could get innocent people injured or killed, and themselves sued.

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- CatB
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:10pm
  Me too .. in Michigan at the same time .. . public schools aren’t what they were then … I remember when they took prayer out of the school .. except our Principal still said a prayer in the lunchroom with the students :-) at each lunch period.
  
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- earache-my-eye
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:28pm
  I’m there with you too.In high school we could leave the campus for lunch.
  
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- pissantno.10
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 8:51pm
  heck you can bet when they passed gas they said oh ya baby that smells sooooo good. i just love being a super genius . wonder what the little people are doing today they should come smell my liberal assets
  
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progressiveslayer
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:57pm
Their lawyers should’ve been able to keep them from exposing themselves to the liability they failed,now their lawyers will be defending them in court.

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- chips1
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:48pm
  On paper, your post sounds good, however you left out the fact that judges are mostly liberals.
  
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DarkJello
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:44pm
Janet Hasson:

Please shut the “spirit” of your piehole! Thanks.

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The-Monk
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:43pm
Too late… it’s out there and can’t be scrubbed clean.

Unless they get Obama’s team on it…. then there will be no trace of it.

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13th Imam
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:39pm
Like trying to put the stink back in the skunk. Speaking about skunks, how about jugears using those children as a human shield?

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- Salamander
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 7:51pm
  Perfect analogy–putting the stink back in the skunk! As for ‘Jug-Ears’ hiding behind the children–just another cheap-shot! What a troll!
  
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CANDLEMAKER
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:36pm
These people at the newspaper should be sued for putting all these people in danger and having been the cause of 2 break-ins that could have ended in the homeowners being killed or badly hurt. We need a great lawyer here…..

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Walkabout
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:32pm
Too late, the damage is done to their reputation & bottom line.

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- BODYBAG
  Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:37pm
  RIP Journal News.
  Better retain those armed guards though
  
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CatB
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:31pm
Well I am pretty sure the bad guys got all the info they needed .. and since at LEAST two gun owners homes have been burglarized .. they are just trying not to get sued .. I hope anyone harmed by these idiots does sue and is successful! Too little too late.

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justangry
Posted on January 18, 2013 at 6:30pm
I don’t believe it was so much about the outcry as someone from their legal department screaming negligence and civil suit that caused them to reverse course. Journalists seem to scoff at the “average Joe” despite most of them being retarded.

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