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Lincoln Chief of Police being anti CC
OnTheFly:
Gary got his gun permit (05/21/2007)
Safety is job one (01/01/2008)
A hole in his bucket (01/03/2008)
Weapon type (10/29/2008)
Short fuse (04/08/2009)
Above are a few links to Tom Casady's blog. These pages have some telling information about Chief Casady's opinion towards CC. From what I've read in his blog, he does not list one specific statistic or incident which would help strengthen his anti CC stance. His "Gary got his gun permit" blog only talks about who can get a CHP, but not about why he thinks people shouldn't be allowed to CC. In fact, at one point he states...
?Although I am personally ambivalent about concealed carry, it no longer matters. It's a done deal by the Nebraska Legislature, and my job is to enforce the law as it exists.?...Source 11-05-2007
If he is ?ambivalent about concealed carry?, then why does he do things like show up at the Judiciary committee hearing on March 11, 2009 as an opponent to LB430? To top it off, he is representing the ?City of Lincoln?. How can he represent the city when he is a non-elected official expressing his own opinion? Again, he seems to only be concerned with who can get a CHP, so why doesn't he work with the Nebraska Legislators and help improve that system instead of attacking CC in general?
In the "Weapons Type" blog above, Chief Casady said...
--- Quote from: Chief Casady ---Glad you enjoy The Cheif's Corner. You really don't want me to blog about concealed carry permits, because if I did, I'd have to point out that exactly what I said would happen has indeed happened. A handful of permit holders have done some pretty stupid stuff--both with and without their pistols. It's a tiny percentage, though, just as I predicted.
--- End quote ---
So he almost breaks his own arm trying to pat himself on the back saying he was right, then states that the CHP holders who committed crimes were a "tiny" percentage. Am I confused, or is he saying that he predicted a very small number of CHP holders would get into trouble, but it is not of great concern? So why bring it up?
I think a better question to ask the Chief is, how many of these lawbreaking CHP holders committed a crime that was a direct result of having a CHP and could not have been committed without the permit?
Fly
Jesse T:
He stated at the 430 hearing (which I and several member were at) that he was not against the entirety of 430, just against the portions that would cancel lincoln's firearms ordinances. Specifically the no-carry-in-parks rules and the previous-offense rules. The original wording of 430 would have struck these down for all firearms laws anywhere in the state. The revised 430 clearly makes the rules invalid against concealed permit holders only.
I am not here to defend or attack the chief, i think he just wants to do his job like we all do. I do agree that it is pretty clear that he has no desire for CCW to be here, but he has at least accepted that the state law allows it. I have not heard of any cases where the Lincoln police have abused their power to prosecute a CCW holder for no reason. All the cases I have heard of were indeed someone doing something idiotic with a gun.
wrenrj1:
Well stated Jesse T. It's going to take a few years to evaluate any data whether CCW in Lincoln is an issue of concern, however I don't know that a system to collect any relevant data on CCW related incidents exists. For both sides of the issue it would be a good thing IMHO.
OnTheFly:
Maybe some data will be informative to determine if CC is really a concern. The reason I formed the question...
"How many of these lawbreaking CHP holders committed a crime that was a direct result of having a CHP and could not have been committed without the permit?"
...is that we can't count certain crimes committed by these CHP holders against the CC system. For example, if a person with a CHP were to walk into a gas station and commit a robery, their actions should not be counted against the CC system. Any person could do the same thing. Having a CHP would not contribute to or exacerbate the crime.
The only incidents/accidents I can think of that should count against the CC program are things like NDs or brandishing. If we had half the CHP holders shooting off their toes or the toes of someone else, then it would be reasonable to assume CC is a hazard to society.
What other situations do you think could be justifiably held against CC?
Fly
bkoenig:
Casady saying he's ambivalent about CC is a lie. He fought long and hard against allowing it in Lincoln but ultimately lost.
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