On the heels of yet another burglary that has raised suspicion of a connection to the Journal News’ interactive gun license-map, the Rockland County Clerk’s Office has requested in writing that the White Plains-based newspaper take the map down. Regulations in NY SAFE, the new gun control law passed this week by the state of […]
A lawsuit filed against The Journal News by First Impression LLC, an interior design firm in Katonah, New York, has been dropped, management of the business informed the Rockland County Times. The owners did not feel they could afford a costly legal battle with the Gannett Corporation, parents of the Journal News. First Impression LLC, […]
In the wake of the interactive gun-map controversy, a number of persons mistakenly sent the Rockland County Times angry emails intended for the Journal News. We here at the Rockland County Times have decided to publish these letters in the interest of showing exactly how the Journal News’ gun-map stunt made people around North America […]
BY MICHAEL RICONDA New City – On Tuesday night, in response to the Journal News’ map, the Rockland County Legislature urged the State Legislature to introduce and pass two bills, one amending state penal law to protect the confidentiality of pistol license application information and another condemning the paper for exercising poor judgment in publishing […]
In a rebuke of the Journal News, privacy exceptions are now available for many pistol permit holders. Meanwhile, second amendment activists are furious at Cuomo’s new restrictions on gun rights in the rest of the bill BY DYLAN SKRILOFF It’s almost official. The Journal News has overplayed their hand, and as a result, the names […]