That's the key. If something is wrong, doing it to someone in retribution is wrong. If someone breaks your arm, you're not allowed to break his arm in retribution. Our legal system has other remedies.In retaliation ...
I doubt this action changed the opinion of the editor or anyone else. People who want to publish names and addresses of CHL holders (or whatever they are called in another state) think that CHL holders are a threat. Conversely, they think people who don't have CHLs are somehow less of a threat.
- Jim