PATCH POLL: Should You Know Which Homes Have Guns?
An article-gone-viral by The Journal News in White Plains, NY has sparked debate about whether gun permits should be public records.
Follow Mendota Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter Do you want to know where lawful gun owners live in your neighborhood? Should this information not only be public but publicized? Take our poll and leave a comment below. "Overkill?" asks The Daily Beast, writing about the publication by The Journal News on Dec. 22 of gun permit holders across three counties in New York state. The database article on LoHud.com includes a map with dots for each household licensed to own a handgun—pistols and revolvers. The map has gone viral, having been widely tweeted and liked on Facebook almost 28,000 times as of Dec. 26. INCREASE IN GUN PERMIT APPLICATIONS You're unlikely to see the same kind of map for …
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Donald Lee
5:32 pm on Saturday, December 29, 2012
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