Wednesday, July 19, 2006

Concealed Weapons in Omaha

OWH -- City council passes a veto-proof 5-2 law allowing concelaed weapons in the city, overturning the previous ban and coming into line with the state law going into effect Jan 1. Another win for Second amedment advocates.

"Councilman Dan Welch said that from a young age he was taught that guns are bad, that guns injure people.
But after conducting his own research - he cited Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and other sources - Welch said he hasn't seen how allowing concealed weapons would increase crime. He said the 47 other states with concealed weapons laws on the books don't seem to have the kinds of problems opponents fear. He cited 1992 FBI data that showed that crime was lower in states that had concealed weapons laws.
"I don't think the statistics lie," he said."

Pretty much sums it up for me. There are restrictions -- 21 or older, training class, no felony convictions, etc. Sounds pretty reasonable to me.

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