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Newspaper That Published Gun-Owners List Hires Armed Guards

Posted by samzenpus on from the hoisting-with-your-own-petard dept.

inode_buddha writes "Not long ago we ran a story about how a NY newspaper published lists of gun owners. Now, it seems the same newspaper has hired armed guards in response to unspecified threats to the editor, amid 'large volumes of negative response.' From the article: 'The editor, Caryn McBride, told police the newspaper hired a private security company whose "employees are armed and will be on site during business hours," the report said. The guards are protecting the newspaper's staff and Rockland County offices in West Nyack, New York.'"

3 of 1,435 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Publish the guards names by wgoodman · · Score: 5, Funny

    There's a good chance they already did.

  2. Re:Mommy... by davydagger · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wonder if any of the guard's they hired are on the list they published.

    If they wanted to practice what they preach, why not get only government guards, i.e. law enforcement to protect them?

    Whats a matter, doesn't law enforcement protect you at all times?

  3. Re:Good thing they have all those guns by ae1294 · · Score: 3, Funny

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    What's that? You don't want to? Well, what are you afraid of? Clearly if you've done nothing wrong, you should have nothing to be afraid of...

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