I'd like to get on some agendas to present our positions of OC and gun laws in general here in Nevada, starting with Clark County regarding park prohibitions, handgun registration, and CCW permitting in general. My impetus for now is the park prohibitions because I do a lot of bicycle riding and the paths often take me through the county parks.
Would anyone be interested in forming a panel to develop a strategy for taking on public agencies? Ideally I'd love to see a primary presenter, a few follow-ups, an attorney, and lots of audience support. If we could carry into the meetings then better yet. I wouldn't want to do it without plans of following up with legal action if necessary.
My thought is that we could speak out during open speech sessions or ask to be put on an agenda to present our point of view. I'd prefer if we could form a workshop with the officials so we could cover the topics more broadly.
I'd also like to video tape our presentations for public enlightenment.
I'm happy to take the lead on the presentation while taking a 'friend of the board' approach (low key yet authoritative). I've been involved in public efforts in the past including taking the lead on the recall of several elected officials over a taxation matter in Kalifornia years ago (they were all gone soon thereafter). I've done my share of talk radio and television over the years.
Any thoughts?
Let me explain where I'm at and how I got here.
I've been a gun owner most of my life, starting with a Firearms Safety Permit when I was 14 years old so I could go big game hunting with my dad. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest but moved to Kalifornia a few decades back. I occasionally considered a CCW but at some point the laws became so convoluted that I feared the laws more than the bad guys.
Sad to say but true. I left the Left State in '08 and started sleeping with a shotgun after a serious threat on my life a few years later. I've been a business owner most of my life and have had many reasons to carry but again declined despite carrying large amounts of cash for my business and the threats mentioned above. My business takes me across several states at a time (driving) and that's even more convoluted when it comes to carrying firearms (instant criminal).
So my desire to carry on behalf of myself and the public at large had moments of both emergence and retreat several times over the years.
But like a lot of people here in Las Vegas, I eat at Cici's Pizza on occasion and shop regularly at Walmart. I was a firefighter for years and half my friends at one point were cops and a few are now here in Nevada. I attended the funeral of Joseph Robert Wilcox and it was quite moving, attended by more LEO's than non. (For those who aren't aware, we had two Metro police officers executed at Cici's Pizza recently and the gunmen fled to Walmart where Wilcox, a CCW carrier, confronted them before being gunned down by an accomplice. The police took down the perp's shortly thereafter).
So I decided it was time to check into Nevada's laws. I wasn't even aware that you could OC in Nevada at that point in time. We need to get the word out. I've given a lot of thought and research to OC vs. CCW and have concluded that I'd probably prefer concealed. But I have real issues with the CCW process. OC clearly has its disadvantages as well as its benefits.
That's another thread.
My passion is to take the repressiveness of gun laws head-on and do all we can to move to national Constitutional Carry (think Arizona). I know there are a lot of people like myself who fear becoming instant criminals because they're exercising their Constitutional rights. I believe that reasonable people can present reasonable arguments that can sway board members and officials who probably haven't given it a lot of thought before now.
I call it the 'good guys with guns' concept. I like OC because it DOES educate and motivate others to exercise their rights along the way, as well as providing motivation for the bad guys to dissipate into the fringes. My goal is to get a massive amount of good guys to carry a gun with an emphasis on solid training and education (not mandated by law). Wouldn't it be great if the local rec departments offered complimentary firearms training courses, just as they've done with archery in the days of old?
I have friends who are police officers, licensed personal security bodyguards, shooting range professionals, and long time CCW holders here in Las Vegas, many of whom may want to contribute to this project. I'm integrally involved with the film and TV community here in Vegas and plan to document our progress along the way.
I'd really love to know if anyone has an attorney friend who has a 2nd Amendment passion who'd prefer to join our effort. I'm not sure how big this Nevada group really is so let's find out where we stand for now.
Looking forward to your thoughts and input!
Ron_O
Would anyone be interested in forming a panel to develop a strategy for taking on public agencies? Ideally I'd love to see a primary presenter, a few follow-ups, an attorney, and lots of audience support. If we could carry into the meetings then better yet. I wouldn't want to do it without plans of following up with legal action if necessary.
My thought is that we could speak out during open speech sessions or ask to be put on an agenda to present our point of view. I'd prefer if we could form a workshop with the officials so we could cover the topics more broadly.
I'd also like to video tape our presentations for public enlightenment.
I'm happy to take the lead on the presentation while taking a 'friend of the board' approach (low key yet authoritative). I've been involved in public efforts in the past including taking the lead on the recall of several elected officials over a taxation matter in Kalifornia years ago (they were all gone soon thereafter). I've done my share of talk radio and television over the years.
Any thoughts?
Let me explain where I'm at and how I got here.
I've been a gun owner most of my life, starting with a Firearms Safety Permit when I was 14 years old so I could go big game hunting with my dad. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest but moved to Kalifornia a few decades back. I occasionally considered a CCW but at some point the laws became so convoluted that I feared the laws more than the bad guys.
Sad to say but true. I left the Left State in '08 and started sleeping with a shotgun after a serious threat on my life a few years later. I've been a business owner most of my life and have had many reasons to carry but again declined despite carrying large amounts of cash for my business and the threats mentioned above. My business takes me across several states at a time (driving) and that's even more convoluted when it comes to carrying firearms (instant criminal).
So my desire to carry on behalf of myself and the public at large had moments of both emergence and retreat several times over the years.
But like a lot of people here in Las Vegas, I eat at Cici's Pizza on occasion and shop regularly at Walmart. I was a firefighter for years and half my friends at one point were cops and a few are now here in Nevada. I attended the funeral of Joseph Robert Wilcox and it was quite moving, attended by more LEO's than non. (For those who aren't aware, we had two Metro police officers executed at Cici's Pizza recently and the gunmen fled to Walmart where Wilcox, a CCW carrier, confronted them before being gunned down by an accomplice. The police took down the perp's shortly thereafter).
So I decided it was time to check into Nevada's laws. I wasn't even aware that you could OC in Nevada at that point in time. We need to get the word out. I've given a lot of thought and research to OC vs. CCW and have concluded that I'd probably prefer concealed. But I have real issues with the CCW process. OC clearly has its disadvantages as well as its benefits.
That's another thread.
My passion is to take the repressiveness of gun laws head-on and do all we can to move to national Constitutional Carry (think Arizona). I know there are a lot of people like myself who fear becoming instant criminals because they're exercising their Constitutional rights. I believe that reasonable people can present reasonable arguments that can sway board members and officials who probably haven't given it a lot of thought before now.
I call it the 'good guys with guns' concept. I like OC because it DOES educate and motivate others to exercise their rights along the way, as well as providing motivation for the bad guys to dissipate into the fringes. My goal is to get a massive amount of good guys to carry a gun with an emphasis on solid training and education (not mandated by law). Wouldn't it be great if the local rec departments offered complimentary firearms training courses, just as they've done with archery in the days of old?
I have friends who are police officers, licensed personal security bodyguards, shooting range professionals, and long time CCW holders here in Las Vegas, many of whom may want to contribute to this project. I'm integrally involved with the film and TV community here in Vegas and plan to document our progress along the way.
I'd really love to know if anyone has an attorney friend who has a 2nd Amendment passion who'd prefer to join our effort. I'm not sure how big this Nevada group really is so let's find out where we stand for now.
Looking forward to your thoughts and input!
Ron_O