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Gun Permits

Monday, January 7, 2013

South Metro Crime Report

Lakeville Athletic Director Pleads Guilty to DWI

In other crime news from around the South Metro region, a victim is identified in an Eagan homicide investigation, and an Inver Grove Heights man is charged with three felonies in a New Year's Day shooting.

  The following stories first appeared during the past week on Patch sites throughout the South Metro region. To read the full story, click on the headline link.   Rosemount Man Charged with Sexual Solicitation of Child Police say Robert Lee Ranzy IV sent a sexually explicit video of himself to a 14-year-old Rosemount girl in January. He was arrested Nov. 27 on a 10-month-old warrant.   Warrant Issued for Burnsville Woman Accused of Cracking Victim's Skull Police say Lenora Jonea Pollard assaulted a woman Dec. 17 because she believed that someone was trying to take her children. Burnsville Woman Charged with Distributing Child Pornography Police say Kayla Jo Henry-Heagle of Burnsville and Antonio Mendez Trice of Minneapolis filmed a video …

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

PATCH POLL: Should You Know Which Homes Have Guns?

An article-gone-viral by The Journal News in White Plains, NY has sparked debate about whether gun permits should be public records.

Follow Inver Grove Heights Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our free newsletter Do you want to know where lawful gun owners live in your neighborhood? Should this information not only be public but publicized? Take our poll and leave a comment below. "Overkill?" asks The Daily Beast, writing about the publication by The Journal News on Dec. 22 of gun permit holders across three counties in New York state. The database article on LoHud.com includes a map with dots for each household licensed to own a handgun—pistols and revolvers. The map has gone viral, having been widely tweeted and liked on Facebook almost 28,000 times as of Dec. 26. INCREASE IN GUN PERMIT APPLICATIONS You're unlikely to see the same kind of map for …

Rob

11:49 am on Thursday, December 27, 2012

Yeah -- that's what we need -- a public list showing gun ownership. Let's let every thief and criminal know where they can attempt to steal their next firearm. If parents want to know if there are firearms in a home, then be a parent and ASK the homeowner. If the homeowner doesn't wish to discuss, then keep your kids at home or let them play in a neutral area like the park. And a message to all …   more ›

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