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December 26, 2012
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Publishers Notebook: Why reveal the names of citizens with licensed guns?

So a New York newspaper last week published the names and addresses — complete with an interactive map — of every resident of its community who has a license to own a gun. The paper felt compelled to publish the names and addresses of these law-abiding citizens because, according to the editors, they had a right to and because they believed it was important for everyone in town (including the bad guys) to know where the guns are. The article did not provide directions to those homes, but that’s what MapQuest and GPS units are for. The article also did …

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