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A police association group wants the Journal News to take its gun map off the web. Could a lawsuit be successful?
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Here law enforcement officers have warning for the newspaper that published a map locating gun owners they say -- -- comes target police officers listed on that map the journal news will have blood on its hands.
Do you think some of these criminals may feel.
They want to retaliate.
Against those offices.
All the offices -- family.
You -- damn right so both of them may want to retaliate.
Ended -- no that's great big general knows.
Decision to place the names of diesel offices.
On line with the ability to -- to an Internet active Matt.
That they have made the job of a criminal that much easier.
We are here today to inform the general knows that you have plays the safety of every active.
And retired law enforcement officers and their family in jeopardy.
We will we will hold you accountable for your actions.
Exactly as -- vice president of the affiliate police association of Westchester he joins us -- there good evening Greta how are you.
I Andrew RI heard your very forced blow up press conference and I'm curious one of the things said David quoted as saying is that you call the publisher.
Of the newspaper.
The journal news a hypocrite.
Why -- she hypocrite.
Janet his son is in extreme hypocrite.
For the last few weeks.
Different folks in the media have been trying to interview -- and ask -- Why did she put this list up in the newspaper.
Janet has -- refused to respond to any of the media outlets and even have a discussion and anybody.
This is amazing to me that you have a publisher of the Gannett newspaper.
Who doesn't even give the press.
Two minutes to speak to them and try to justify why she would place -- -- -- map online.
Okay.
And why don't where we are in this you know what is it that you would like they did I guess taped on the map for starters right.
Well we we called on them today.
All law enforcement groups who retired and the active members have requested that the -- general news pulled down the you to ask active map immediately.
It is place in the -- is faced a life of our members active and retired.
In danger and it's also place in the general public in the engine who home loan gun permit.
And I take it dead just like the publisher won't talk to the media had taken the publishers not taking your calls -- your represents costs.
To give an explanation about whether she will take a daughter won't take it down or why she won't -- -- -- -- -- -- The irony is I have reached out I have not received a phone call she has sent a report this to our press conference I did give her report is the respect of answering their questions which may be maybe I shouldn't have but I did and -- we hold ourselves to a higher standard.
We would like could take down the list immediately.
And that's our -- but that's our request.
I'm curious what kind of questions that were asked to view by her reporters.
Well the we basically read a statement which I don't remember verbatim and number basically told the general knows that.
We are placing you on notice that if any criminals.
Ex con show up at any of our members' homes.
And there's an incident that we will hold the general -- accountable.
So I reported said what do you mean by holding us accountable he was obviously trying to -- me and I told him we will pursue.
Any legal remedies available to us to go after the general news and and to get you to Gannett news.
Had New York -- governor pat -- look today signed a new blog that package of gun control laws I'm curious whether or not do you think that this was added this a good law or not a good law.
To be quite honest with you I think it just gets signed into Laura couple hours ago there is a portion of the -- that we do support.
Wholeheartedly.
We've been pushing for legislation.
That would.
Make it illegal for beginning newspaper and doesn't -- the news media -- to request.
By virtue of Freedom of Information Act to.
Get the names of -- enforcement offices.
From the county clerks who owned gun permits and that is in that legislation so effective immediately.
I would request that the general -- take that list down because.
They are break you know look effective this afternoon when governor Como.
Signed that legislation was signed it into law so they need to stop following the law and pull down interactive map he immediately.
-- thank you thank you very much of the fact.
