Sunday, December 30, 2012

Gun permit holder's list

Gun permit holder's list [PHOTO/VIDEO] map, The (White Plains, N.Y.) Journal News said Wednesday it has come under attack for posting on its website an online database of local gun-permit holders.

The Journal News said it obtained the database legally through a Freedom of Information Act request after the shootings in Sandy Hook, Conn., that killed 20 children and eight adults.

The Journal News said the posting spread rapidly through social media, with Facebook users recommending the map more than 20,000 times. Go here for more including the map and a video.