After the Journal News published interactive maps
detailing where gun owners live in a number of New York counties in
late December, people all across the nation decried the move as an
invasion of privacy and a danger to the families.
A number of ex-burglars told Fox News that the list would prove invaluable to criminals, telling them which houses to avoid or rob, depending on what they wanted.
It was revealed on Sunday that one of the homes identified by the
paper was targeted by burglars over the weekend, though a connection to
the Journal News has not been proven.
New York’s Westchester/Rockland Newsday has noteworthy details on the break-in (all subsequent emphasis added):
A White Plains residence pinpointed on a controversial handgun permit database was burglarized Saturday, and the burglars’ target was the homeowner’s gun safe.
At least two burglars broke into a home on Davis Avenue at 9:30 p.m. Saturday but were unsuccessful in an attempt to open the safe,
which contained legally owned weapons, according to a law enforcement
source. One suspect was taken into custody, the source said. (Continues)
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