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Is Nebraska handgun purchase permit/certification required by Nebraska Revised S
AAllen:
Tulkas while I welcome your opinion, The everyone has a cell phone argument does not work everywhere here in Nebraska, there are parts of the state with little cell coverage, and services that do not work in some places.
I happen to be one of the people that the 5 minutes or less to go through a NICS check does not work for, if I am making a purchase without either a handgun purchase certificate or concealed carry permit it will take 3 days for the NICS check to go through. There is a convicted felon with the same name and a social security number that has one digit different from mine, of course there is also a NSP officer with the same name and a birth date that is with in a couple of weeks of mine. Before a NICS check goes through for me they always take extra time to verify which one of us they are processing. They have 3 days to process a NICS check.
Dan W:
--- Quote ---While help from NFOA, either as an organization or from individual members, would be appreciated, it isn't essential to the goal.
Best Regards,
Tulkas
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Good Luck!
Tulkas:
Tulkas while I welcome your opinion, The everyone has a cell phone argument does not work everywhere here in Nebraska, there are parts of the state with little cell coverage, and services that do not work in some places.
No doubt. How many gun shows or firearms retailers are located in those areas? Are those areas served by land lines?
I happen to be one of the people that the 5 minutes or less to go through a NICS check does not work for, if I am making a purchase without either a handgun purchase certificate or concealed carry permit it will take 3 days for the NICS check to go through. There is a convicted felon with the same name and a social security number that has one digit different from mine, of course there is also a NSP officer with the same name and a birth date that is with in a couple of weeks of mine. Before a NICS check goes through for me they always take extra time to verify which one of us they are processing. They have 3 days to process a NICS check.
My, aren't you fortunate? ;) If the requirement for a purchase certificate were repealed you could still rely on your CCP or, if worst came to worst, apply to the State Patrol for a "good guy" identification and always keep them with you. Your case is rare, if not unique. While the purchase certificate works for you, it is an unnecessary imposition for many of us.
No matter, I'll just shop for additions to my collection elsewhere while I work to repeal the Nebraska purchase certificate requirement.
Tulkas
Tulkas:
--- Quote from: Dan W on February 12, 2012, 03:03:32 PM ---Good Luck!
Thanks.
I don't expect overnight success since it seems that I have to convince some people. That's okay, I can be pretty stubborn if I have to be.
Tulkas
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DanClrk51:
Just because the Supreme Court made those general statements doesn't mean that the purchase certificate is constitutional. Remember, the court case was in regards to Washington's DC's ban on handguns and the requirements that firearms need be unloaded and triggerlocked or disassembled within the home. The court only addressed those issues.
I firmly believe that Nebraska's requirement to first apply and then obtain a handgun purchase certificate in order to exercise a constitutional right is unconstitutional. On top of that there is a $5 tax we must pay. If its a right then I need not pay the state a fee/tax in order to exercise my right. The state MUST guarantee my rights. This tax will of course continue to rise, and I can definitely see LB 919 ,which proposes to make it $10, pass since the counties are complaining about "hardship" and that the $5 fee doesn't cover the background check cost.
Ok so if a gun dealer can make a quick call to NICS and not charge customers for that call why does the government want $10 from us?
And regardless of what the answer is, if there is a cost involved the govt needs to eat it. If they are going to place all sorts of requirements in order to exercise a constitutional right then the responsiblity for the costs should fall on them, since it is governments job to guarantee rights. Besides we are the one paying for it with our taxes in the end. But here they are actually charging us twice: once taking our tax dollars and twice charging us for exercise of rights.
They have already said that $10 isn't even enough to cover the "cost". So why is there a cost and one that continues to become more expensive when we can do the same check at the gun dealer for free?
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