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The fallout continues for Christian Trejbal who wrote an editorial in celebration of Sunshine Week, the time when we are supposed to be happy that we as Americans can access information of the government. There’s not very many happy people in Virginia today.

Trejbal maintains that he has done nothing wrong by soliciting, receiving and publishing the names and addresses of about 135,000 Virginia residents who possess a conceal weapons permit. For clarification purposes, it is my understanding that Trejbal did NOT break the law by obtaining that information and publishing it. What he did do was irresponsible and an abuse of the right to know laws. Now millions of Americans know we need a new law.

I’ve asked these questions before, “I wonder if Trejbal thought any of this through before doing what he did? Is he trying to make a name for himself seeing the flap that occurred when Jim Zumbo spoke out seemingly against the Second Amendment? Was this act deliberate or is it he just doesn’t get it?”

From some of his responses to comments made at the Roanoke Times, he continues to maintain that he is innocent of any wrongdoing.

Dave, I have written nothing in opposition to concealed carry. It is the law in Virginia, just as it is the law that those records are open.

This is not a first amendment issue. It is a question of what records the state government maintains are open to public scrutiny. Any Virginian, media or otherwise, may ask for and receive a copy of the information posted from the Virgina State Police without explaining what he wishes to do with it.

You may want to visit the Roanoke Times and read the scroll of comments made by readers and make some of your own. Here’s a comment left by a reader that I’m sure Mr. Trejbal never considered before doing his “civic” duty to “Sunshine” us all. Then again maybe he did.

> Paul Henderson
Mr. Trejbal -

I wonder if you really thought your actions through before publishing this list?

I don’t live in VA, but a good friend of mine from college used to. You see, she had to move out of state when the restraining orders and actual arrests of the abusive ex-husband weren’t enough to stop him from tracking her down.

She got a CCW at her last address in VA, when she sharing a townhouse with a friend who was willing to keep everything about the house in that friend name, limiting the information available. She even got a new driver’s license, using her parents address (which her ex already knew) in order to keep the ex at bay, perhaps shoe should have done the same with her CCW, but her parents are foolishgly anti-gun and think that the legal steps she has taken to keep her ex away are enough, despite repeated proof that it hasn’t been.

Fortunately for her, she moved out of VA recently, takking a job in a different state. I say “fortunately” because her former houseemate called this morning to tell her that her ex showed up at the house this morning screaming that “she had better be ready to use that damn gun.” And fortunately for her friend, her new husband was there to tell the ex to take a hike, his ex no longer lived there, and that the police had been called. Hopefully the ex believes that and doesn’t press the issue with them.

Your thoughtless actions could have percipitated a very serious event. Her ex apparently never even considered requestion FOIA information about her, but now you’ve given him a new tool to use. It’s a good thing the realtionship bore no children, or she would be much easier to find in her new state.

Let us hope that there are no other situations like this caused by your actions. If there are I wonder how your paper will cover them?
Information can be a loaded gun, Mr. Trejbal, and you violated the first rule; “Know your target.”

I would like to continue to extend a big thank you to J.R. Absher for his “direct line” of information he keeps me abreast of.

*Other Posts on this subject*
Trejbal Threatened, Harassed?
Another Reason The Trejbal And The Roanoke Times Screwed Up
Bomb Squad Called To House Of Trejbal, Roanoke Times Editorialist
Roanoke Times Issues Statement – Deflects Blame
Roanoke Times Pulls Concealed Carry Permit Database From Website
Stupid Is As Stupid Does – No Sense For The Anti-Gun Crowd

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