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Improvements in NE gun laws I'd like to see
Mntnman:
One improvement in ALL laws would be to make term limits lifetime, not sit out and start over. Also, I do like the idea of making committee chair votes public.
SS_N_NE:
I still have a relatively bad feeling about my CHP. Had to pay over $250 (class and application fine), drive long distances (to class and NSP)...provide proof of identity, residency and citizenship (that is deemed ridiculous for voters to prove in various places apparently or live in this country...but I digress). Then there is the whole fingerprinting thing. So, yeah...my constitutional rights have been reduced to a privilege by NE. Not to mention feeling like a criminal. No wait, criminals carry without doing any of that. So good people are being punished for following the law by following the law. Now I have to wonder if the police could make a mistaken visit to my house that they will enter un-announced. Could a simple traffic stop become complicated? And, people are concerned about "registration".
Where's the right?
Iowa has a minimal class, lower cost, no fingerprinting and a BAC limit...and NE recongnizes the permit.
jFader:
There is definitely room for improvement..... (Mr obvious)
I wonder....what is possible with this new & undoubtedly improved legislature?
Would we be selling ourselves short by not going for 'Constitutional Carry'?
I believe that we will be able make forward progress at a decent pace after years of blah blah....
It pretty much makes me sick that every year our legislature keeps adding more laws to the list....justifying their very existence...I guess that I want to be one of the clowns at the party to help make sure some of those are rolling back over reaching laws.
Allowing teachers/faculty to carry is a no-brainer to me & I have been amazed talking to other Pro-Rights people who are against it? I guess that sticker on the glass is sufficient...
State Preemption is a big one for me....the fact that a few cities can basically do whatever they desire against the direct wording of the Nebraska Constitution makes me want to barf. I was amazed at how bad Omaha was until Lincoln started their backdoor registration scheme! I lived in Omaha nearly my entire life & I would not buy a house inside the city limits ever again!
At the end of the day it is an uphill battle. The things that we know as common sense are being opposed by the media & politicians every day....
How easy would it be for a billionaire to fund a ballot initiative here in Nebraska & wipe out years of efforts & hardwork?
I really believe in strength in numbers & now is as good a time as any to solidify our organization... to move forward and make our state a better place for future generations of firearm owners!
DR4NRA:
I was amazed at how bad Omaha was until Lincoln started their backdoor registration scheme!
Funny. There used to be a little shop on O st. called The Gun Rack bought a pistol from them and after the paper work was done they handed me a little card to fill out for LPD on the pistol. Asked Dave if I had to fill it out, answer was No, you don't live in Lincoln so it's voluntary. This was early 80's. Couple of years later it was mandatory for him to fill it out and send it in himself for all handgun purchases by Lincoln residents. Pizzed him off real good, but he had to do it to stay open. So this has been going on since the mid to late 80's. Amazing that people are just now finding out about it.
ILoveCats:
--- Quote from: Phantom on December 09, 2014, 07:01:41 PM ---I agree. We need to work at getting rid of gun free zones, the first step would be to make signage non enforceable, next would be to whittle away at the long list of gun free zones in the CHP law.(Standardized signage not too important if law doesn't back the signs)
--- End quote ---
Yes ... Standardized signage / placement requirements. Aren't there warehouse clubs like Costco that are technically off limits without signage because they have a clause in your membership agreement? That should be disallowed.
Same goes for blanket prohibitions at malls. Do I understand that Scheels (probably the biggest firearms retailer in Lincoln) is a no-carry store, despite no signs on the door, because the whole mall area is posted somewhere?
Reduced administrative burden and fingerprinting. The process was much easier and cheaper in Virginia. Surely there are some good statistics out there showing that states like that do or don't (I'm banking on "don't") have any higher rates of crimes committed by CHP holders, negligent discharges by CHP holders, etc.
On the other hand (and I know this may not be popular) I actually liked the idea of a Level II carry permit with more advanced training (shelter in place, etc.) for areas like elementary schools, churches and hospitals.
* The main idea being that anything that would happen there would involve a thick mass of (possibly young / old / invalid) people and -- in the case of elementary schools kids at least -- a moral duty to fight back that might not exist in other scenerios. In some of those situations a knife in trained hands may be preferable, which goes back to idea of a CWP.
* The seondary idea being that such areas are the most vulnerable spots for a terrorist shooting, either in the classic sense of political terrorism ala the Westgate Mall Kenya, or a simple lone nutcase.
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