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Mike wrote:
stephpd wrote:
But if the objective is to pass shall issue laws it must remain a clean bill, without all the restrictions on where we can carry.
You should attack the current scheme piecemeal - salami slice it - start withy repealing the weird publich your name in the newspaper thing.
My problem with going after parts of the CCDW process is that it draws the attention of the anti gun nuts and their liberal friends in politics. (and we have many).
Yes the process is a pain, and the notice in the paper drew the ire of many that had to do this. But you only have to do this once, not for renewals. So those that have gone through this don't want to tinker with a process that is working. Yes it could be better, but the attention of salami slicing it would keep it up front and in the minds of Sarah Brady (who lives here) along with the rest of the anti's. Currently they are looking elsewhere and spend little time focusing on DE.
Like I said, shall issue was attempted but it was amended to death. I think that would still happen today. I for one don't like the idea of passing bad law just to make us on a different list, like shall issue. I always question the motives that interject there ideals onto others, whether the Brady's or the NRA.
I remember back when the push was on in sevral states for shall issue and all the different laws and restrictions that were added just to make it happen. Much of that is what I concider to be bad law. Making more gun free zones shouldn't be a negotiable item. Under current DE laws we don't have any of those, except for police stations and courthouses.
Now working to get Dovers city code removed and make DE a totally open carry state does seem to be a place to work and stand a chance of it working out well.
We are working on this with the New Castle County, seems they added a county park law that is in dierect violation of the state premtion law. This will happen, county council has talked to several members and they are working to do this without shining a spotlight on it. It takes time and some effort but these are fights we can win easily.
Dover is a little tougher, since it was law before the premption, but does seem to be a better place to put our time, money and effort. City and County council are the areas that seem that the normal person stands a chance of having a more direct effect. Much smaller voting block and less ties to big money.