I thought guns were supposed to be some kind of deterrent. The ISRA should be glad that the government wants to publish the names of registered gun owners. Publishing the names of gun owners should make them safer.
Or perhaps on the other hand owning a gun is not really so safe.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/...
The ISRA strongly opposes release of the FOID database information because the association believes that release of such data puts FOID card holders and their families in grave danger.
"Attorney General Madigan has to understand that the safety of real people is at stake here," commented ISRA Executive Director Richard Pearson. "Once this information is released, it will be distributed to street gangs and gun control groups who will use the data to target gun owners for crime and harassment."