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Terrible Twos - 48 States Now Have CCW

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Published on Friday, 31 March 2006 00:00
Written by Daniel White

The sweep of gun rights reform in this country is nearly complete as Nebraska prepares to join the 47 other states who have some provision for citizens to carry firearms for their personal protection.

The Nebraska legislature passed a concealed carry bill Wednesday, which Republican Governor Dave Heineman has said he will sign into law.

Only Illinois and Wisconsin continue to ban concealed carry, and Wisconsin has narrowly failed to override their governor's veto on two separate ocassions. 

 

And Then Only Two Remained; CCRKBA Hails Passage of CCW Bill in Nebraska

3/30/2006 3:33:00 PM

To: State Desk

Contact: Joe Waldron of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, 425-454-4911; Web: http://www.ccrkba.org

BELLEVUE, Wash., March 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA) today congratulated the Nebraska Legislature for passing a concealed carry bill, which pro-gun Republican Gov. Dave Heineman has promised to sign.

Passage of this legislation leaves only two states remaining where anti-self-defense Democrats have prevented citizens from having the legal means of personal protection: Wisconsin and Illinois. Nebraska lawmakers passed the bill on a 33-12 vote.

"This is a great step for Nebraska's law-abiding gun owners," said CCRKBA Executive Director Joe Waldron, "and a bad day for criminals and for the extremist anti-gunners who bitterly fought this legislation. Today, Nebraska becomes the 40th state with a true 'right-to-carry' law that criminals fear.

"Common-sense laws that make it possible for law-abiding citizens to carry guns for their personal protection, and the defense of their families, have proven effective in reducing violent crime," Waldron added. "Equally important, there has not been a single case where the hysteria-driven predictions about 'Wild West' gunfights at traffic accidents or taverns have come true. We're confident that Nebraskans will soon demonstrate that they are as responsible as citizens in dozens of other states where concealed carry is already the law. They will prove that opponents of reasonable concealed carry measures deal in empty rhetoric.

"Our hats are off especially to pro-gun Republican Senator Jeanne Combs, who sponsored this measure," Waldron stated. "Nebraska residents who have fought for ten years to pass a concealed carry law can thank Combs, a registered nurse, for her hard work shepherding this bill through the process. She and her 32 colleagues who passed this legislation prove that there are still lawmakers who trust their fellow citizens with the most basic of civil rights.

"We look forward to seeing Gov. Heineman sign LB 454 into law," Waldron concluded.

With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (http://www.ccrkba.org) is one of the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States.

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