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SeanN:
This new "you must be fingerprinted" when selling a gun law that was passed is, to put it plainly and simply, complete bullguano. We should not have to spend more of our tax dollars to fund something that is completely unnecessary and a waste of money. It will *NOT* improve our crime situation. In fact, it may make it worse. People that may have armed themselves and could possibly defend themselves may not because the people that could've sold them firearms wouldn't sell to them. This will not make it any harder at all for criminals to get their hands on guns. All it does is put further restrictions and limitations on lawful gun owners.

We need to band together and cry out to stop this. I can see it now, everyone goes "Well, if you're not doing anything wrong with your gun you have nothing to fear." Okay, while we're at it let's have everyone's phone conversations, emails, internet instant messages, and cell phone text messages recorded. If you aren't doing anything wrong, you have nothing to fear, right? Or let's make you get fingerprinted every time you buy a household chemical that can be used to make a bomb or create drugs (there's a lot more than you would think). Cuz if you aren't doing anything wrong you have nothing to fear, right?

This is a blatant violation of our privacy and rights. I'm freaking pissed. Who else is pissed? We need to be angry, we need to be firm, we need to fight this.

Sorry if this comes across as ranting, I'm very very pissed off.

Chris Z:
I am angry. I am going to thank the city of Omaha by not buying or selling any guns there, and spending as little money as possible there. I will drive across Harrison street to do this.

Sorry Scheels and Guns Unlimited, but Omaha is not the place to be for a gun store.

SeanN:
The worst part is, it isn't their fault. Omaha is hurting all gun stores in their city by passing this.

SeanN:
I just emailed the mayor (http://www.co.douglas.ne.us/omaha/mayor/contact-us). Feel free to copy & paste my letter if you want. I'm not sure who else to contact, but we need to make it clear that there are a lot of people opposed to the garbage the city of Omaha keeps throwing at us.

What I wrote:
Dear Mayor,

I am contacting you today to beseech you to reconsider the recent gun legislation that has been passed. Not only does it hurt only the legal gun owners, it is hurting our Omaha businesses. Crime is not going to be lowered, and it is doing nothing to improve the lives of our citizens.

It is our right as American citizens to possess firearms as guaranteed in the second amendment. There are many law abiding citizens, such as myself, that enjoy guns as a hobby and as a method to protect ourselves, our loved ones, and our fellow man from danger when necessary. Making laws that restrict the ability to own firearms only hurts those of us that follow them. Criminals and felons are not amongst those that it hurts. They will still continue to get their guns from illegal sources and there will always be crime. If you really want to stop crime, we need to get organized. More neighborhood watches, more armed civilians.

Scheel's and Guns Unlimited bring in a large amount of money to the city and lots of tax dollars to be spent on things we need. However, making it more and more difficult for them to do business hurts everyone. Many people would prefer to just buy our guns other places and not have to deal with all the hassle of registration and fingerprinting. This, of course, is in addition to the overhead costs of requiring handgun registration and fingerprinting. Abolishing those requirements alone would save more tax money than I can even guess.

So please, reconsider the current laws and work with the gun owning citizens of Omaha. We want to work with you and support you but we simply cannot if you continue to oppose our right to bear arms. Thank you for your time.

FarmerRick:
Good letter, but unfortunately, it will most likely be completely ignored.   >:(


But, maybe not if they get a few dozen or so just like that.... ;)

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