A gossip site has taken the controversial decision to post the name of every licensed gun owner in New York City online as the debate over gun control rages on. Gawker posted the list of names, which is already publicly available, today. It follows the move by the Journal News to publish home addresses of gun permit owners in Westchester and Rockland counties last month. The list was highlighted in the midst of heated debates over gun laws following the Sandy Hook massacre in December where 20 schoolchildren and six teachers were shot dead. On the list: As well as Journal News the website Gawker published a 446-page list of licensed gun owners in New York City
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The names of permit holders are available from NYPD with Freedom of Information Law request
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Journalists receive death threats within an hour of publishing list on site
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