VA CCW list published by Roanoke Times 3/11

[FMJMIKE]

I hope they go out of business. I haven't bought a single one of their papers since they made the CCW list available. I will not buy another until Trejbal is gone........

 

[SouthpawShootr]

Nice fantasy, but I don't see it happening. Even if Landmark Communications goes under, somebody will buy the papers. And usually this will include the very employees most of us dislike. Either that or they'll import people even more objectionable. Conservatives don't do well in the news industry. Few even make it past the OP/EDs and I've seen no one with a conservative bent make it as editor. Here we have the Virginian-Pilot, just as bad as Roanoke Times (and owned by the same blowhards).

 

[tinygnat219]

Zespectre,

Couldn't happen to a nicer company.

 

[javacodeman]

tinygnat219,

Any update?

BobCav,

FOIA is your friend.
I just FOIA'd the Christiansburg PD again, we might as well see why he's in their system as an offender:

RE: Request for records under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act

Dear Captain Reid:

In accordance with the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (§ 2.2 -3700 et seq.) I am requesting copies of any records related to any and all Christiansburg Police Department Incident Reports where Christian Trejbal is named as an offender, complainant, witness, or is otherwise mentioned. I came across something mentioned in the 911 recording for the 13 March 07 “Suspicious Package Incident” where he was named as an Offender, or something like that. I would also like to request that all charges for supplying the records I have requested be estimated in advance. I understand that if you determine that the charges are likely to exceed $200, I am obliged to pay that amount before you continue to process my request.

If you have any questions or require additional information in order to process my request, please do not hesitate to contact me at 703-370-1523.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation in this matter.

Sincerely,



TJ Parmele

 

[krishl]

Monsieur Trejbal had another snarky anti-CC editorial a couple of weeks ago, and I responded with this letter to the editor:

Dear Editor:

Several recent editorial bits in the Times have taken aim at Virginia gun-owners, especially at citizens with concealed weapon permits. Most notably, Christian Trejbal's snarky reference (Feb 1 column in the Current) to Delegate Nutter's HB 2144 continues Mr. Trejbal's quest to ensure that the names and addresses of Virginia's law-abiding citizens are published somewhere. I understand Mr. Trejbal's irrational fear of citizens who are outside of his control, and so I have a suggestion that may help him to achieve his goals: Hire a reporter (surely someone at the Roanoke Times can help him locate an investigative journalist) to gather information on the overwhelming number of crimes that are committed by Virginians with concealed carry permits. Once the public is aware of the extent of this terrible plague, they will surely rally behind his cause and root out both concealed weapons and the unconcealed variety. Then perhaps Virginia can share the joy of the crime-free utopia enjoyed by our neighbors in the District adjoining the Commonwealth.

Amazingly enough, they printed it, but only in the New River Valley Current section.

 

[TRGRHPY]

That was good. Better than what I would have sent him. My "idiot" tolerance is a bit low these days, so my response would just resort to something not high-road. If this were something that only affected myself, I wouldn't care...but I have children. If someone recklessly puts my children in danger, I will be unhappy. I wonder how many times he has written something negative about a felon or against prisoners? Would be interesting to find out by sending his name, address, and phone number to all of the inmates, along with a list of his property, cars, motorcycles, and salary figures.

So what was the response to your letter?

 

[Carl N. Brown]

There is a lot of private information in those so-called public records.

This is like finding an uninvited guest looking under our bed to see if they can find our copy of joy of sex.

I resonded to a similar stunt by Memphis TN Commercial Appeal:

A CALL FOR BALANCE

I have read the Commercial Appeal newspaper's excuses as to why it is a public right-to-know who has a handgun permit so they can be shunned and ostracised like the lepers they are. My observation:

One, a random sample of adults is more likely to commit crimes than a random sample of permit holders.

Two, according to anti-gun scholar Steve Levitt, a neighbor with a swimming pool in their back yard is one hundred times more likely to accidentally kill your child than a neighbor with a pistol in their bedstand.

Commercial Appeal prides itself on making the list of pistol permit holder available to the public, a list of people who have passed a four hour class on legalities of self defense, a four class on gun safety, filed fingerprints with TBI and FBI and passed state and federal background checks.

Maybe, some time in the future, the Commercial Appeal might publish names of convicted sex offenders, if the ACLU don't object that it is a violation of privacy to publish convicted felons' names.

Right now, the list of pistol permit holders has less public safety value than a random list of adults from the DMV records.

If you want to protect children from accidental death, post a list of people who own swimming pools: that would be one hundred times more effective in preventing accidental death than a list of carry permit holders.