Amusingly, what @Gawker has done today is given a one word answer to those who are asked, "why on earth do you oppose gun registration?"
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Charles C. W. Cooke (@charlescwcooke) January 08, 2013Seems like a good way to undermine support for gun registration laws would be to publicly shame the people who abide by them.—
(@radleybalko) January 08, 2013
As Twitchy reported, online gossip rag Gawker published a two-year-old list of legal gun owners in New York City. The stunt left gun rights advocates fuming, and many are now more fiercely opposed than ever to gun registration:
It's almost like Gawker et al are trying to prove why law-abiding citizens would prefer not to have to register their guns.—
RB (@RBPundit) January 08, 2013
@BradThor I just read the T/L. These guys make people fight harder against registration. @RBPundit @Gawker—
Kent Vig (1 of 5) (@badfr0g) January 08, 2013
Y registration so dangerous MT @benshapiro Gawker Posts List of 'A**hole' NYC Licensed Gun Owners shar.es/4c1nJ via @BreitbartNews—
Ken S. (@salkken) January 08, 2013
Liberals are actually encouraging illegal gun ownership. Register your guns and the feds can come and get them from you at will.—
Craig Allen (@kraig4u) January 08, 2013
Leave it to Gawker to make case for eliminating gun registration altogether while trying to make case for gun control #badtabloidjournalism—
Matthew Kiessling (@MKiessling) January 08, 2013
I oppose gun registration because @Gawker will send a liberal mob to my doorstep. #NRA—
Trent (@Travesham) January 08, 2013
Attention all future NY gun owners ….DON'T register your firearms. Problem solved. @Gawker—
Patriotmomofmany (@TheDefLeprecon) January 08, 2013
HOWEVER, Gawker's hideous pillage of any remaining ethics they may have had proves Feinstein's push to "register guns" is dangerous to all.—
suzyrice (@suzy_rice) January 08, 2013
Overheard all over NYC today: "Register my gun? So idiots at @Gawker can publish my name? Hell no." #tcot—
RB (@RBPundit) January 08, 2013
RT @badfr0g I would like the thank the asshats @johnjcook and @gawker for proving why registration is a horrible idea. #tcot #NRA—
(@DanStlMo) January 08, 2013
@RBPundit @Gawker if a gun owner didnt register their firearm the government wouldnt know who had them and thats the way it should be!!!!—
sydney oser (@jarhead_ham) January 08, 2013
What's with publishing names and/or addresses of gun owners like they're perverts, for crying out loud? A BIG reason to oppose registration.—
La Shawn (@La_Shawn) January 08, 2013
Obviously, the proper course of action is to not register your gun with the government. I have taken note of this. Thanks, Gawker, Gannett.—
Timothy P Carney (@TPCarney) January 08, 2013
Nice going, Gawker.