Posts Tagged ‘NE’
Campus Carry
New legislation in Arizona, Texas, Florida, Nebraska, New Mexico and Oklahoma would legalize the “concealed carry” of weapons on college campuses, and many student governments in those states are mobilizing against the bills. Meanwhile, the few other campuses that already allow weapons are waiting to see whether this year marks a real shift in gun policy, or is just another short-lived reaction to a tragedy.
Knee-jerk reactions are rarely good in the long term. And knee-jerk reactions that restrict freedoms are, IMHO, practically indefensible. And critics who try to use Virginia Tech as an example of why concealed carry should be banned on college campuses are either clueless or lying, because concealed carry was banned on the VT campus at the time of the shootings.
Bummer
Joe’s Crabby Shack is closing up shop:
After years of badgering, watchdogging, and challenging the state’s political leaders, they have called my bluff.
I can’t get into the details, but I have accepted a position that will allow me to carry on the effort to protect Nebraskan’s legal ability to own and carry firearms on the insider level. I’m going to work for the G (state-level G, anyway).
Good luck, Joe.
23 State Attorneys General To Attorney General Holder: “No Semi-Auto Ban”
Via the NRA-ILA:
On June 11, the top law enforcement officials of nearly half the states signed a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, expressing their opposition to reinstatement of the federal ban on semi-automatic firearms.
“We share the Obama Administration’s commitment to reducing illegal drugs and violent crime within the United States. We also share your deep concern about drug cartel violence in Mexico. However, we do not believe that restricting law-abiding Americans’ access to certain semi-automatic firearms will resolve any of these problems,” the letter said.
The letter notes congressional opposition to bringing back the ban, and calls for increasing enforcement of existing laws.
We encourage NRA members to let these state officials know we appreciate them standing up to the incessant clamor for gun control that is currently coming from anti-gun groups and their media allies.
The 23 state Attorneys General, in alphabetical order, by state, are:
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Kearney Repeals Citywide Ban On Concealed Handguns
Acknowledging state law trumps a local ordinance, the Kearney City Council has repealed the city’s 51-year-old total ban on carrying concealed firearms.
The council’s 4-1 vote came in the wake of an opinion issued by Attorney General Jon Bruning which said cities and towns cannot effectively override a 2007 statute which allows qualified Nebraskans to carry concealed handguns.
Excellent news! (via Uncle)
You mean it’s not just a coincidence?
Joe’s Crabby Shack on a string of armed robberies in a local strip mall:
Now, can anyone tell me why armed thugs pick these properties to rob?
Here’s a hint: When I’m hungry, I go to where the food is.
Really, next to the “no guns allowed” signage, they strip mall owners should just put up some “no crime allowed” signage.
Not Exactly Under the Radar
Those watching things closely may have noticed a trend:
- Gun sales jump (Utah)
- Area gun sales spike (Alabama)
- Gun sales rise in Ohio, stay flat in Ross County (Ohio)
- Gun sales shoot up after Election Day (Colorado)
- Gun sales up, supplies down (Texas)
- S.D. gun shops see rise in sales (South Dakota)
- Gun, ammo sales increase in Churchill, Lyon counties (Nevada)
- Local gun sales increase since election (Arkansas)
- Gun sales shoot way up (Maine)
- Hawaii gun sales shooting up
- Fear Fuels Gun Sales Locally (West Virginia)
- Gun Sales Are Up Since Obama Election (Kentucky)
- Fear of ban increases gun sales (Mississippi)
- Finger on safety as gun sales shoot upward (Idaho)
- Gun sales rise as owners fear stricter controls (North Carolina)
- Gun Sales Boom Ahead of Obama Presidency (Tennessee)
- Gun Sales Booming Since Presidential Election (Nebraska)
- Gun sales, permits climb following election (North Dakota)
- Gun Sales Rise As Buyers Anticipate Political Change (Washington)
- Gun Sales Shoot Upward in Springfield (Missouri)
- Madison gun sales soar (Virginia)
- Some stores see surge in gun sales (Pennsylvania)
- Firearm sales surge following election (Wisconsin)
These are all from the past two or three days and aren’t simply re-runs of AP items in different papers. All of these have considerable, if not exclusively, local content. I could easily have included many, many more.
No doubt, the media coverage is feeding the flames a bit. As is the fact that hunting seasons are kicking off or underway in most states right now. But the trend is unmistakable.
It doesn’t seem to be localized to the bitter, clingy parts of the nation. Or to the red states.
Westroads Mall: Very nearly 100% gun free
Joe’s Crabby Shack points out Another Unpossible.
Why is it that criminals keep bringing weapons into gun-free zones? Aren’t the signs large enough?
Camoflauged Gunman kills three
Suspect held after 3 swimmers killed in Wisc.
Sheriff’s authorities said a man armed with a military-style assault rifle shot and killed the three Michigan teenagers and wounded a 20-year-old Michigan man Thursday evening. The group had gathered to go swimming near the Wisconsin-Michigan border near Niagara, Wisconsin…
The victims had gathered near a railroad bridge on the Menominee River when the gunman came out of the woods and opened fire about 5:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Sheriff Mike Kanikula.
Other reports I’ve seen indicate that the shooter was within ten feet of one of his targets when he fired and that there was no communication between the shooter and the victims. There were 9 kids gathered at the time.
I’ve been unable to find out what sort of “military-style assault rifle” was used in the crime.
Dogs
Another reason to carry at home
An Omaha toddler underwent surgery Wednesday night to reattach her scalp after a pit bull attacked her and three other people.
Mixed signals
Seen at Joe’s Crabby Shack:
As seen on the windows of UNO’s office of fuzzy-wuzzy involvement… (or some such organization):
“School shootings are no game. Shooting games teach violence.”
Then, 5 feet to the left also on the window:
“Student HALO 3 Tournament!!!”
I believe that UNO is University of Nebraska (Omaha).
Not the good old days these days
Joe’s Crabby Shack: Never Open the Bloody Door
I’m sorry if you remember leaving your doors unlocked or good Samaritans helping out strangers or hitching a ride home.
That was then. This is now.
Omaha shooter’s mom speaks
Mother of Mall Shooter Apologizes
The mother of the teenage gunman who killed eight people at a busy shopping mall earlier this month apologized Thursday for her son’s crime and said she did her best raising him.
“I’m sorry. I’m sorry,” Maribel Rodriguez told ABC’s “Good Morning America” when asked what she would say to the victims’ families. “I’m deeply devastated with you.”…
“If you want to hate Robert, then hate Robert. You don’t need that pain,” Rodriguez said. “You absolutely don’t need that type of pain in your heart and mind. Because it destroys your soul.”…
“He was without hope. He was without faith. He was without courage,” Rodriguez said. “Because you don’t do that to other people. You just don’t do that to other people.”
It’s easy to point fingers and blame the parents for raising bad kids wrong. And I’m sure that there’s at least some truth to that. But even though it’s clear now that something different could have been done, it’s not always so easy to see at the time or to know what the right course of action is.
