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Open Carry in Omaha and Lincoln
GreyGeek:
Hysteria is the coin of the realm these days. OC in just about any city in the country and you'll be the focus of a flood of 911 calls to report a "crazy person with a gun!". Most people don't understand the 2A, much less appreciate it. What they can't see won''t hurt them.
shovelhead69:
--- Quote from: Wilson on February 04, 2013, 12:28:08 PM ---Open carry in Omaha and you will meet new people who will be wearing blue! Why do that?
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So fear of police action is a valid reason for not breaking the law and acting legally by open carrying? All you have to do is educate yourself on the law's and not be afraid of police interaction with you. I have a very high profile background and have and will continue to educate the police in my area. How can a man consider himself "free" if he is to scared to act upon the freedom's he is entitled to?
Wildgoose:
--- Quote from: shovelhead69 on February 10, 2013, 01:26:34 AM ---So fear of police action is a valid reason for not breaking the law and acting legally by open carrying? All you have to do is educate yourself on the law's and not be afraid of police interaction with you. I have a very high profile background and have and will continue to educate the police in my area. How can a man consider himself "free" if he is to scared to act upon the freedom's he is entitled to?
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Your point is well taken and one that I struggle with often. As an NFA weapons owner I had to make the decision to become very high profile with the "authorities". There have been cases where NFA weapons owners have come into contact with law enforcement while in possession and wound up spending a large amount of time and money cleaning up the mess left from LEO's who didn't know the law and in some cases over zealous prosecutors looking to make political points. Its a risk, not in my opinion one that keeps me from doing what I have a legal right to do, but its a reality. For some the prospect of having to hire lawyers, go to court or just even spending the afternoon at the station while everyone gets on the same page is enough to not take the chance. Its a personal choice, and if you want to take on the hassle that is possible to come your way then I applaud that action. On the other hand I also see how some would not, and for many reasons other than just a lack of courage. Some just don't have the time, money or home situations that would tolerate what may take place. Its a shame that our government works this way. Control by intimadation sucks but it is a realiaty in our present time and one that hits home for gun owners more than many others. :(
bullit:
--- Quote from: shovelhead69 on February 10, 2013, 01:26:34 AM ---So fear of police action is a valid reason for not breaking the law and acting legally by open carrying? All you have to do is educate yourself on the law's and not be afraid of police interaction with you. I have a very high profile background and have and will continue to educate the police in my area. How can a man consider himself "free" if he is to scared to act upon the freedom's he is entitled to?
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Just make sure you have plenty of money for an attorney/legal fees when "proving" yourself. No disrespect meant in my comment, either
SemperFiGuy:
Open Carry in Omaha........
Requires completion of a class/course more or less equivalent to the NE Concealed Handgun Permit class. Costs $100 at the National Safety Council - Nebraska, where I happen to teach it. Completion of the course leads to a Handgun Identification Card [HIC] [colloquially, aka Open Carry Permit].
Most folks who obtain the Omaha HIC/Open Carry Permit are uniformed security guards, bank guards, armored truck drivers, mall guards, and other such persons where the combination of the uniform and the holstered handgun provoke little attention nor citizen response.
I have never seen a non-uniformed person open carrying in Omaha. It would be a strange sight. Might set off a coupla dozen cell phones calling 911: "Man With Gun!!!!!"
And..........Yes, it is indeed Everyone's Right.
However............We probably have an equal right to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope.
To do so might require some kind of permit. Just like the Handgun Identification Card/Open Carry Permit. Both actions contain certain perils. Even if they are clearly within our rights.
sfg
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