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A head's up if you are carrying in Omaha.....
USN Retired:
From everything I've read and one of my co-workers sent a letter to the city asking; you must register if you want to take a handgun into Omaha. The old City Attorney said that if you don't live in Omaha you don't have to register. He suddenly went on sabbatical. The guy that took over says that you must register...period. You do whatever your checkbook can stand.
It doesn?t exactly apply but we have a saying at work...You can do/say anything you want on your last day on the job!
Dan W:
--- Quote ---Alright, so now based on that info, does it not seem ok for a NE CCW permit holder to his/her handgun, if stopped by an Omaha LEO, up on your dash? And if so, then it comes back to rigging a way for that to easily be done. For example: 1) piece of velcro on the dash, and 2) the opposing piece of velcro on the backside of an inexpensive soft cloth holster (like an Uncle Mike's). Then, if there's a time when the red and blue lights are flashing in the rear-view mirror, the Uncle Mike's along with the gun comes off my belt and up on the dash, pull over to the side of the road, and say, "Hello, officer, wazzup?"
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And the Officer will ask if you have a permit for that handgun and is it registered with OPD. You must have an open carry permit, or a concealed handgun permit, plus have any concealable firearm registered with OPD, or you have violated one of Omaha's ordinances.
If you have your CHP, there is no need to put it on the dash. But you are still required to have registered any concealable firearm or you have violated the law
Aldo:
--- Quote from: Dan W on January 16, 2009, 06:05:10 PM ---
--- Quote ---Alright, so now based on that info, does it not seem ok for a NE CCW permit holder to his/her handgun, if stopped by an Omaha LEO, up on your dash? And if so, then it comes back to rigging a way for that to easily be done. For example: 1) piece of velcro on the dash, and 2) the opposing piece of velcro on the backside of an inexpensive soft cloth holster (like an Uncle Mike's). Then, if there's a time when the red and blue lights are flashing in the rear-view mirror, the Uncle Mike's along with the gun comes off my belt and up on the dash, pull over to the side of the road, and say, "Hello, officer, wazzup?"
--- End quote ---
And the Officer will ask if you have a permit for that handgun and is it registered with OPD. You must have an open carry permit, or a concealed handgun permit, plus have any concealable firearm registered with OPD, or you have violated one of Omaha's ordinances.
If you have your CHP, there is no need to put it on the dash. But you are still required to have registered any concealable firearm or you have violated the law
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Ok, ok, ok, ok......
.....so now I have to drive to Omaha and complete the application???....and there's not even one online to prepare ahead of time???....they (OPD, sheriff, etc) sure don't make it easy....
....I guess that's the point!
So, what's the drawback other than time and the price of gas?.....as Jesse T said, one is then on a "list"...I'm already on a CCW list, so what the heck.
Has anyone done this yet and not feel like they've caved in to some BS ruling???
Randy:
--- Quote from: Aldo on January 16, 2009, 06:32:59 PM ---Has anyone done this yet and not feel like they've caved in to some BS ruling???
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Yes, I have registered two of my handguns and yes I caved in, Or was I wise?
Aldo:
--- Quote from: Randy on January 16, 2009, 09:47:27 PM ---
--- Quote from: Aldo on January 16, 2009, 06:32:59 PM ---Has anyone done this yet and not feel like they've caved in to some BS ruling???
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Yes, I have registered two of my handguns and yes I caved in, Or was I wise?
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You were wise considering that you want to ensure you are adhering to the "Omaha law" when you travel there.
There's just a part of me that wants to "stand up and shout", as they say at the Husker football games when the Huskers are on the defense in a tight situation.
And that is where I feel right now....in a tight situation....I don't want trouble with the OPD (and thus on my record)....and yet I feel it is my freedom and right, as granted by 2A and by the NE ccw bill, to carry wherever in NE....I have passed all of the background checks and have been fingerprinted, palmprinted, side of hand printed, etc on a digital scanner and am now forever in an electronic database.
So, that brings me to the question of whether there is a legal leg to stand on by filing suit against Omaha for their restrictive carry statutes, especially in light of the AG's legal opinion and the verbal clarification by the NE Senator(s) who authored the NE ccw bill? Why should I have to wait until after an "incident" occurs (e.g., either a self-defense situation when I am in Omaha, or just being pulled over by OPD for an unbeknownst missing tail light and face a citation for violating their carry statutes? Why can't there be a legal pre-emptive strike so to speak? Why not go after the Big Kahuna of Omaha and then have the other 12 or so municipalities fall like flies? Would the NRA back (not just politically but also financially) such an endeavor?
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