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This B.S. also occurred in northern Commiefornia some time ago. Some left coast liberal rag published the names of all CCW holders on the FRONT PAGE. The feedback to the paper reached HUNDREDS of comments, mostly blasting the paper and the "reporter" for the act.
What is wrong with publishing the identity of CCW holders? PLENTY!
Yes, it is a matter of "public record" but the INTENT of public records is for someone who has a specific interest in a specific person to have that information available. The intent of public records is NOT for some gun-hating pantywaist gay reporter to go dig up all of the names and publish them out of spite. The ONLY reason this sort of information would be published is out of a desire by the reporter and the paper to make the lives of cCW holders miserable.
Think about it. What would be the PURPOSE for doing that? It isn't as if he published the names of all people who have committed a crime. He isn't publishing the names of all child molesters living in the area. These are LAWFUL gun owners who LAWFULLY carry, and the PURPOSE of a Concealed Carry permit is just that. It is supposed to be CONCEALED, as in, when you walk into a store, the other people are NOT supposed to know you are carrying it!
Scenario: Bob Patriot owns a hardware store and carries a pistol for self-defense. Bob's face is often seen on his TV commercials. Betty Busybody is a gun-hating leftist liberal who thinks that NO ONE should have a gun. Betty watches a lot of TV as she sits home on welfare.
Bob's name is published in the paper as a GUN OWNER and a CONCEALED CARRIER. Betty recognizes Bob's name. Bob doesn't know Betty. Bob doesn't know about Betty's anti-gun crusade because it was not published in a newspaper.
Bob, with his wife and children are having lunch at Burger King. Betty Busybody waddles in with her three illegitimate children by three different fathers. Betty recognizes Bob from the commercials and selects a table on the other side of the restaurant to be far away from the "gun nut."
Two armed men burst into the store with loaded shotguns demanding cash from the registers and the safe.
SEVERAL THINGS happen next:
1. Bob's attention is completely focused on the Bad Guys (BGs). Bob KNOWS he is not Bruce Willis and he doesn't want to get involved in a simple robbery, but he is prepared to defend his life and those of his family, should the shotguns be pointed in his direction, and he probably would also defend the life of Betty Busybody if necessary, because Bob is a conservative patriot.
2. Betty suddenly realizes that her life is in imminent danger. Of course, being a liberal, she is too damned stupid to keep her mouth shut.
3. Bob is waiting to see if they will just grab the money and run.
4. Betty stands up, motions to Bob and yells, "Bob! Shoot them!"
5. BGs' attention turns to Bob, who does not have his weapon drawn, and now BGs knows that Bob has a gun.
6. BGs shoot and kills Bob and his family. Then they shoot several other people, but they run out of ammo before they can kill ALL of the witnesses.
7. Betty Busybody's life and those of her bastard children are spared.
8. Betty gets in front of EVERY TV camera she can find to spout how she has "always said" people should not have guns. "BOB had a gun, and it didn't help HIM! ..."
Alternate ending:
1. Bob's attention is completely focused on the Bad Guys (BGs). Bob KNOWS he is not carrying and he doesn't want to draw attention to his family. Bob is cursing himself for leaving his firearm in the car.
2. Betty suddenly realizes that her life is in imminent danger. Of course, being a liberal, she is too damned stupid to keep her mouth shut.
3. Bob is waiting to see if they will just grab the money and run.
4. Betty stands up, motions to Bob and yells, "Bob! Shoot them!"
5. BGs' attention turns to Bob, who does not have his weapon, but BGs don't know that.
6. BGs shoot and kills Bob and his family. Then they shoot several other people, but they run out of ammo before they can kill ALL of the witnesses.
7. Betty Busybody's life and those of her bastard children are spared.
8. Betty gets in front of EVERY TV camera she can find to spout how she has "always said" people should not have guns. "BOB had a gun, and it didn't help HIM! ..."
Now, you know damned well that this scenario is NOT far fetched. This is only ONE reason that CCW license holders should not be OUTED in a public newspaper.
