I think that whoever made the decision to publish names and addresses of those folks thought that they would bring ridicule and harassment to the gun owners.  I do not think that they had the foresight to see that robberies would happen.  I guess the editorial committee or editor just did not see what might happen.  He or she or they wanted to appear anti-gun ownership.   There were reasons why the gun owners had their weapons.  It's good people who abide by laws; those who are not will find other ways to get what they want.