As I understand Nebraska law, the permit we get to exercise our Constitutional right to bear arms only applies to concealed handguns. So presumably a permit-holder could have both a handgun and a concealed knife, and get busted for the knife. This makes no sense.
I know it isn't a big deal in a practical sense, especially since I have a feeling that most LEOs would probably not arrest someone for it unless he was causing a problem (I say most because you do run across a Barney Fife now and then). But it is a big deal because it is based in the false assumption that carrying a concealed weapon is a privilege, not a right. If it's a right, it's incumbent on the state to provide a compelling reason for an infringement on it, and if a person has qualified for a permit and has a handgun with him, what compelling reason can there be to say he can't have a concealed knife too?
Does anyone know how our concealed carry law ended up being written like this? And is it enforced, or is it just bureaucratic nonsense caused by bad wording? And has there been any attempt to change it?
I bring this up because in light of so many attacks being made on the right to keep and bear arms, I think patriots should be fighting back not only by stopping further infringements, but also by trying to get rid of those that already exist, no matter how tolerable they seem to be.
