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MUST READ! Senator Brenda Councils view of the 2nd Amendment. OMG!!
huskergun:
All I have to say about Her response below my letter is Oh my God. Feel free to email and call her ripping her on this one. What a freakin joke.
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My letter to her.
Concerning LB430.
It is imperative that this bill is brought out on the floor for a vote.
Cities in Nebraska have made their own laws which have made things confusing and difficult for those of us who are law abiding conceal carry holders. The way it is now a conceal carry permit holder could be a criminal just by passing through a city or town and not even know it.
Furthermore, I will be honest with you. I believe that the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution IS my conceal carry permit. I have no felonies and am a responsible gun owner. I believe that the Second Amendment protects all the other Amendments in the Constitution.
All of us need to start remembering why our founding fathers put the Second Amendment in place. It was so "We The People" had the ability to protect ourselves, our families and our country form enemies both foreign and domestic. I know that some in this country do not take the Constitution seriously and believe that it can just be ignored, manipulated or changed through back door tactics. I however believe it says what it says for a reason. It is the job of the law making bodies in this state and this country to defend every aspect of it no matter their personal or political opinions.
It is time for Nebraska to take the National stage in protect Freedom. Protecting the rights set by our founders. It is time for those who believe in freedom to stand apart from those who don't and be counted. So please take this step and stand and be counted. Then continue to stand up for this and all rights.
Thank you for your time
Rich Wiese
Proud NRA and NFOA (Nebraska Firearms Owners Association) Member.
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Brenda Councils response.
Dear Mr. Wiese:
While I respect your right to your opinion on LB 430, I do not agree and, therefore, I did not vote to advance it to General File and I will speak against it during floor debate. Additionally, I do not agree with your interpretation of the 2nd Amendment of our Constitution and your assertion that my opinion represents a denial of ?Freedom.? To the contrary, there is as much if not more historical support for my interpretation that the 2nd Amendment ?right? to bear arms is limited. I direct your attention to www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html.
So, while it is clear that we will never agree on this issue, I trust that we can be civil in our disagreement.
Senator Brenda J. Council
WarHorse1961:
Pretty pathetic, but what else would you expect?
I didn't read the whole article she linked to, but am assuming it argues that the 2nd Amendment does not protect an individual right to keep and bear arms. And that the States have the right to regulate it as they see fit. Hmm, I guess that's all well and good.
But I wonder what she has to say about http://uniweb.legislature.ne.gov/laws/articles.php?article=I-1?
--- Quote ---I-1 Statement of rights. All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof. To secure these rights, and the protection of property, governments are instituted among people, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
--- End quote ---
It seems to me that our State (in other words, us) have decided that we do want to protect an individual right to keep and bear arms.
Dan W:
I sent the esteemed Senator a little note
Senator Council:
You recently wrote in an Email:
"While I respect your right to your opinion on LB 430, I do not agree and, therefore, I did not vote to advance it to General File and I will speak against it during floor debate. Additionally, I do not agree with your interpretation of the 2nd Amendment of our Constitution and your assertion that my opinion represents a denial of ?Freedom.? To the contrary, there is as much if not more historical support for my interpretation that the 2nd Amendment ?right? to bear arms is limited. I direct your attention to www.usconstitution.net/consttop_2nd.html."
Perhaps, Senator, you could find the time to read the Nebraska Constitution. I think you might find that the debate at the Federal level becomes moot when our State has protected the God given right to self defense. The very protection you seem determined to deny with some specious argument about a Federal issue, while this debate is a State of Nebraska issue.
Here is the text if you can't find it for yourself:
I-1 Statement of rights. All persons are by nature free and independent, and have certain inherent and inalienable rights; among these are life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, and the right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposes, and such rights shall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof. To secure these rights, and the protection of property, governments are instituted among people, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.
Please try to include the Rights of Nebraskan's in your interpretations of State issues
Sincerely,
Dan W
Lincoln NE
Jay:
Dan, you've been a hero of mine for a long time, and you just reminded me yet again why.
huskergun:
Good job Dan.
When she was a host on KETV channel 6 on Omaha's Kalidescope show she made a comment one day that she would like to see all guns gone. I wish I had that show on tape. I tried to get it through the news station but no response yet.
Oh and my response back to Mrs. Council was not as nice as Dan's. She just rubbed me the wrong way and with her opinion as it is and felt I had nothing to lose.
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