they said making the info public is an invasion of privacy. and it would put the lives of gun owners in jeopardy. but the tore general s office disagreed saying the information should be public. are you with me? good because i can t feel my toes. anyway, the debate has bogged down into the jew ducial hoo-ha that makes that nick in my skull throb. first, i question the question the ap s motives. i just don t believe they want the gun owner s name public so strangers will send them gift baskets. this is another way to annoy folks. here is where the ap quest and the attorney general s support of it becomes harmful. publicly naming gun owners won t put the gun owners at risk as much as it will the nongun owners. consider the robber looking for victims. if public records reveal who owns a gun, then the criminal will still target those not on that list. after all, i hear getting shot