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Reformed professional thief explains how Journal News' request for list of names and addresses of gun permit holders can lead to more crime
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-- burglars are jumping into the fray over a newspaper publishing a map of gun owners the X -- kinda map gold.
The controversy started when the journal news put out an interactive map locating gun owners in New York City suburbs and last night right here on the record.
New York State senator Greg ball tell us why that information must not be published in the future.
Now the journal news for whatever reason no reason at all created an interactive map that would literally within thirty seconds.
There -- those offenders can be on the on the virtual doorstep.
Of these individuals and we've introduced legislation -- has had bipartisan support.
This -- -- Second Amendment issue -- necessarily I have gun control advocates were just as upset of -- Second Amendment advocates.
We've got to make sure that we passed legislation to make -- this information while publicly accessible cannot be dispersed in the way the journal instead.
So why is it interactive map making life easier for burglars.
But important years spent eight years in prison for armed robbery he's now a security consultant he joins -- nice to -- I'm.
Good and then ground are -- -- -- doesn't tell you why do you think that this interactive map -- I'd locating in the different gun owners why is it -- for burglars.
Well because Roseanne -- really look forward now go -- to -- -- -- guns it's so easy to sell guns and make cash.
They always look form now -- -- interactive map there's.
And they issues such a strong issue every -- on almost two counties and the surrounding area is aware of it shows are going to be -- cannot just map.
They're going to be case in the neighborhood and there's a couple ways to find out the homeowners were home run off.
-- your gonna see in the next few weeks -- burglary or more.
Current series and here's what's gonna happen ground -- When they didn't allow us and they still these guns -- the homeowners gonna call the police chief reporter Margaret.
And of course and so -- are registered to -- -- have serial numbers.
Then down the road maybe a week -- -- sure -- -- month.
One of these -- drew more going to be is an armed robbery and maybe have our current innocent bystanders killed.
Now you're an attorney ground and you can probably -- were our own goal message.
So what's gonna happen -- -- -- membership of the victim I'm sure are -- contact an attorney.
And are gonna share about putting together a lawsuit alleging negligence.
On the part of the homeowner for not -- iron Oregon she appeared.
And then there's just -- a wrong -- issue.
I did establish their first of I mean if you may be -- has some embracing your house that's good that's pretty good strip protect you from civil liability in their red devoted backup the second.
If I -- a burglar.
And I haven't -- seven been yet.
He is the last thing -- -- do -- to break into -- house with as a -- different gonna be used against me blow my brains out I preferred to have a break into a house that didn't have a -- that seems a little bit -- secondly I wouldn't be so particularly in city and actually.
And actually -- had -- because as you properly noted is that -- serial numbers on them when -- go to -- herself I can decide that possibly -- we've traced right back to you and if you want us out I want on the street they're readily available and whatever I'd rather go for the jury -- -- is -- -- get rid -- and I -- and -- -- going to go home -- -- isn't gone because I'm not gonna run the risk of running into that homeowners got the gun went right at me.
Well hammer home on broken and -- live on TV news series.
There's always guns and yes we do take juror we take laptops -- facilitation credit -- financial fraud and identity theft.
We take prescription drugs we take anything of value is laying around.
But -- a major priority because your show is you determine.
You can take an 800 dollar handguns -- for 400 dollars you can grind down the serial number of ground -- He had a good forensics labs can pull that up because of the indentation in the metal.
But gangsters are always looking for guns -- sir is did they won in these kind of gun and get their hands on so guns are big priority Ana Marie.
You know his sermon and that way about what I should practice -- had a lot of clients unfortunately were arrested accused of burglary and other related crimes.
The one thing my -- -- very familiar with guns weren't so afraid of guns -- -- name in the home.
But -- -- afraid of -- dogs especially the little yep prisoner's -- the dogs and seem like to me that the burglar or just move onto the next philosophy Eddie after the dogs so I saw the -- -- -- battle -- good former defense you agree or not.
-- -- -- grade -- yapping dog digital little -- Jennifer yapping dogs would expand by analyzing my -- -- My clients -- terrified.
Of dogs every is an iron on the I'm not afraid dogs actually terrified -- I'm not afraid of dogs -- -- know how to handle dogs are ways to take them out period.
And as far as the homeowner being -- home they're like I said there's a way to find out if homeowners -- -- not and it doesn't take an active Feinstein.
It's easy the issue make a phone call.
-- smugglers.
Most burglars know how to find out if -- homeowners home or not they know what to look for when I go casing the neighborhood.
A -- And then she and I both religions.
More permanent damage they do get any doubt about that I go about the debate would go on and that lots of -- -- all sorts of writing isn't conflicting thoughts on all these topics Bob thank gives.
You're quite welcome.
