Gun ownership data made public — but at what cost to privacy?

Gun ownership data made public — but at what cost to privacy?

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A New York newspaper recently published and mapped the names and addresses of handgun permit holders—more than 30,000 of them—in an article titled, “The Gun Owner Next Door: What You Don’t Know About the Weapons in Your Neighborhood.” We explore the value, ethics and legal issues tangled up in this story.