"She's either a liar or a complete moron. I'll wager there's a little of both there.
Govt. Transparency?! Bullshit. Bullshit. Bullshit. As far as I'm concerned this is an invasion of privacy on private citizens and putting them in possible danger all while they where minding their own business.
Good. How does it feel to have your private info out there for the world to see and use to possibly threaten and bother you? I hope this causes you to have to quit your job, move out of state and have it follow you for the rest of your, hopefully, damaged career. Your little half-assed, pretend apology means less than nothing. Your First Amendment right does not come without consequences for you and the rest of the would-be publishers who single out and try to make pariahs out of those exercising their Second Amendment rights. As a "Journalist" you know what could happen when that information is published. Don't think for one minute we believe you didn't follow the stories or do your research of other publications that did this and what damage this could cause. As someone in your field learns in Journalism 101 - research your story. And I think you did just that. You researched and hoped you might get a nice feather for your cap by doing what you did. You thought the time was right. Tell you what, pudgy - Your problem is you labored under the delusion that you had the voice of the people on your side, and you lost that bet. Now you have to reassess that double edged sword that you thought could push your agenda and be the tool for your bully pulpit.
This, "
Golly gee, I had no idea that people would be upset over this. Whoda thunk my publishing this information could be damaging and threatening to people minding their own business. I had no idea this was irresponsible" act doesn't fly. This apology is nothing more than a way to garner sympathy and attempt to have YOUR life go back to normal. What about the CCL holders and their families? These people who now have their info out there, thanks to you, now have to alter their lives for possible damages and crimes. Putting something as simple as a zip code and a name is plenty of information for anyone with an agenda and Internet access. But you knew already that, didn't you? As a gun owner, I do not accept your apology and think you are nothing but a bottom-feeding scumbag who is riding a wave gun hatred spawned by your fellow agenda-pushing cowards in the publishing field who do nothing but print half truths and whole lies on the subject of firearms. You're irresponsible, filthy little pigs. Now this little piggy is squealing because she wasn't greased up enough to slip through the arm of public outcry. No, I don't care that the information is public record - and, yes. I hope the actions against people like you escalate with each attempt to publish this information.
Anyway, that's my rant and I'm sticking to it