NY Newspaper Yanks Controversial Map of Gun Owners
A suburban New York newspaper that outraged gun owners by posting the names and addresses of residents with handgun permits removed the information from its website Friday.
The Journal News took down the data just three days after the state enacted a gun control law that included privacy provisions for permit holders.
The provisions were a reaction to interactive maps the newspaper published on LoHud.com that pinpointed thousands of permit holders in Westchester and Rockland counties.
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While it's obvious that the data told thieves where to steal guns, it didn't tell them where there were none.
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