ANOTHER NEWSPAPER PUBLISHES GUNOWNERS

Iowa City, Iowa (TLS). The Iowa City Press-Citizen has published the names of those holding permits for concealed carry in Johnson County, Iowa, one of the worst areas in the state for violent crime.

Press-Citizen reporter Mike McWilliams wrote a feature story on citizens who carry concealed weapons, which overall was fairly presented. However, that story contains a link to a list of every citizen in Johnson County who carries a permit to carry a concealed weapon.

As we have stated many times before on The Liberty Sphere, this is a most despicable practice that compromises the safety and security of law-abiding citizens who carry guns--particularly those who live in highly criminal-infested areas such as Johnson County, Iowa.

It is difficult if not impossible to ascertain any good reason to publish the names, other than the overt anti-gun mentality that exists among so many in the Press. There is no better way, in their view, to punish law-abiding citizens who believe in their 2nd Amendment rights than to attempt not only to shame them but place them in mortal danger by publishing their names, addresses, and phone numbers.

The Liberty Sphere has an ongoing policy of doing the same thing to rogue newspapers, editors, and reporters who display such obvious disdain for private citizens.

Mike McWilliams of the Iowa City Press-Citizen can be reached at phone number (319) 339-7360 and at email address mmcwilliams@press-citizen.com. Another number for Mr. McWilliams is (319) 337-3181, ext. 636.

The publisher of the Press-Citizen is Mike Beck, and he can be reached at (319) 337-3181, extension 340.

Jim Lewers is the Managing Editor, and he can be reached at (319) 337-3181, ext. 428.

Click here for the full staff directory:
http://www.press-citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=contact

We are calling on the Iowa City Press-Citizen to take down the list. Also, information on the residences, phone numbers, and property dimensions from courthouse records on staff members of the Iowa City Press-Citizen will be forthcoming. Advertisers in the newspaper should also be contacted by subscribers to complain about the list and to inform the businesses that if they continue to advertise in the paper you will no longer do business with them.

Supporters of citizens' rights in this country MUST keep the pressure on newspapers who engage in this outrageous practice.