Irony Overload

The Sandusky, Ohio Register has just published a list of all Erie County residents with concealed handgun licenses. In the discussion forum attached to that article, there is a list of "Discussion Guidelines" (really rules) for use of the forum:

Likewise, you may not post content that is libelous, defamatory, obscene, abusive, that violates a third party's right to privacy....

But they will publish a complete list of the names, ages, and city of residence of people with carry permits--with predictable comments from creeps like this:

Mister Gash wrote on Jun 26, 2007 2:23 PM:
" KARA GROFF 21 ERIE NICOLE BEVERLY 23 ERIE TANA DEAN 25 ERIE Young coeds with handguns! This is a total turn-on! I wonder if they are so hot that they need to gun to beat off potential rapists!? "

Imagine if a newspaper published a list of the names of known homosexuals. How long would it take for the ACLU to decide the right to privacy took precedence over freedom of the press?

Oh, and the Sandusky Register really should start running photographs and names of women spotted entering abortion clinics. The public has a right to know, doesn't it?