different school in a neighboring town. in nearby westchester and rockland counties, suburbs of new york city, a controversy has e rupped over the decision by a local newspaper to publish an interactive database of all residents with handgun permits. here is what that map looks like on their website. each red dot indicates someone with a handgun permit and if you click on one, it shows that person s name and address. now, the move sparked outrage by many, not just in suburban new york, but around the country. the newspaper, the journal news, defended itself in a statement saying, quote, we knew publication of the database would be controversial but we felt sharing information about gun permits in our area was important in the aftermath of the newtown shootings. in nearby putnam county, officials refused to hand over information about handgun owners to the paper despite new york law saying that information is part of the public record. mary ellen o dell is the putnam county executive. m
of. they have done it for the handgun owners, publishing names and address said and never did it for domestic violence or sex offenders or sexual predators or any other cause than gun owners, legally and honest and law abiding citizens. kelly: that is an issue and perhaps there could be retaliation against the paper. julia: and the other said who said foil a freedom of information request and get that information there. it is not offered to you. it is a production to go through and execute that. moving along. here is a recent poll from folks on gun control. here s what the folks are saying. 51 percent of the americans oppose a ban on assault weapons. 64 support arming school officials and 54 percent of the americans have favorable opinion of the nra. i love the story that you did on the 5 that kimberley did
cuts in the entitlement programs. and what we ve seen in the past few weeks is as that has been discussed among democrats, there s been a hardening of opinion that they really do not want to make any cuts or any trims really in any of the big entitlement programs, medicare, medicaid and social security. patti ann: all right. well, byron york, that s the real fiscal cliff ahead of us is that ballooning debt, i guess. all right, thank you so much for joining us. thank you, patti ann. gregg: all right. how about retailers? they are hoping to turn the tables today after disappointing holiday sales so far this season. we have the details coming up next. patti ann: and the gun debate taking a nasty turn. one newspaper prints the names and addresses of licensed handgun owners for all to see. is it legal and is it fair? i love the holidays. and with my bankamericard cash rewards credit card, i love em even more. i earn 1% cash back everywhere, evertime. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatic
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these could be signs of rare but serious side effects. is your cholesterol where your doctor wants? ask your doctor if crestor is right for you. [ female announcer ] if you can t afford your medication, astra zeneca may be able to help. bill: chicago has one of the toughest handgun statutes in the country. handgun owners can t take the gun outside not even on your porch. murder is at a frightening rate. what s going on. here now is john stossel. i wanted to address this for you because you now are not for mandatory sentences for gun criminals where you were in the past. right? no. i used to be for gun laws. and now i don t think they work. and i was never for mandatory minimums. bill: never? never. bill: i believe in the second amendment and you do, too. yes. we both believe in the second amendment that americans have the right to bear arms for their own