Second Home Identified on Journal News Gun Map Is Burglarized and Guns Stolen

Its becoming a predictable trend …

A second home has now been burglarized and guns stolen in the wake of the Journal News gun map. Once again Journal News, I hope you are proud of yourselves. The guns that were stolen in New City included a .45-caliber Colt revolver and a .22-caliber Iver Johnson. Cash, U.S. savings bonds and jewelry were also stolen. What is going to happen when guns stolen from law abiding gun owners as a result of the Journal News’ map are used in the course of another crime?

Two handguns and two pistol permits were stolen from the New City home of a man whose name and address are listed on the website of a local newspaper as possessing gun permits, police said.

The thieves ransacked the house Wednesday night, breaking into two safes on the home’s third floor and stealing a third safe. The guns were in the stolen safe, police said.

Clarkstown police said they had no evidence the burglary was connected to the controversial map.

“The burglary is still under investigation, and there are no facts to support this correlation at this time,” Clarkstown Sgt. Joanne Fratianni said in a statement. “If the investigation develops further information, it will be released accordingly.”