Media Puts Everyone at Risk

I thought the point of having a CCW permit was to be safer.

Now you are telling us that you are less safe if criminals know you are carrying a gun? LOL.. so much for your claims of a gun making you safer.

Idiot.

Obviously you have no enemies... oh ... wait.....

Post your address parados.....

I wonder whether the outed folks have an actionable case under 2, 4A, 5A, 8A, and 9A.
This is wrong, Imfor reasonable gun laws and to "out" folks like the parole officer will possibly put his and his family's life in danger if some ex-con with a grudge wants a showdown.

Parados, if someone is licensed to carry because of reasonable needs, (such a s being alaw enforcement officer) why does anyone have some "right" to know about it? Hes only protecting himself and others from known felons. Do you want the felons to have an EVEN BREAK?

I hate to say it but ceej makes sense in this case.

Anyone who qualifies should be able to get a CCW/CPL. No "reason" is necessary, just that you want to protect yourself. That is what 2A guarantees. USSC agrees with me.

stay with the point of your topic ceej. Or else , in the case of Va, you have to define "qualifies" in terms of getting a license. The Heller case (if you read the decision) is silent on local controls such as issuance of permits and numbers of guns and reports etc. So, in fact , the USSC DOES NOT agree with you, you are expanding what Heller is about without any support.

Having a CCW license in VA is a matter or public record. Anyone can go to the courthouse and find those records. Publishing them on the internet may make them a little more accessible but it is not a violation of anyone's privacy.

CJ has long proclaimed that having a gun makes one safer. To now claim knowing you have a gun makes you less safe shows the illogic in his argument.

parados, A gun permit may be a matter of public record but where is it available to scrutiny without knowing the juridiction in which it was issued. What the news has done is to round up all the permit issuances fro m around the state and published them in a wide open fashion on the net. This is despicable.

I agree with the guy who said that knowing about a permit holder is nobody's business. Why purposely make the permit holder at a defensive position? Does the paper want to instigate some unnecesary gunfights?

This whole event was uncalled for and can actually jeopardize some innocent lives.
For what good reason?

Our freedom of information act has specific clauses in the act to determine what documents should and should not be released.

Substantial Adverse Effect
1.6.2 Would or Could Reasonably be Expected to (have a substantial adverse effect)
1.6.3 The Public Interest
1.6.3.1 What is the Public Interest
1.6.3.2 Weighing the Public Interest
1.6.3.3 The Public Interest and Class Claims

Publishing a list such as the above could be reasonably expected to have an adverse effect on certain people included on the list.

I'd have to check but I think the privacy act would come into force where addresses were to be published.

regardless of how I feel about the whole CCW issue The newspaper got it wrong.

Definitely got it wrong.

I don't know about you guys, the the 2A is my concealed weapons permit.