Got my CCW!-With a Catch

[Black Snowman]

You can buy the gun because you WERE carrying $500. If you have the reciept that you just spent the money then you can prove you had it. So, the money is still usable because you have a paper trail to back you up.

It's still all hatefull BS.

 

[mrapathy2000]

it beats illinois.

also beats getting stuck with a county that will not issue at all.
with missouri,minnesota,south dakota having ccw things can only improve. especially if nebraska,kansas and wisconsin get ccw in the future.

 

[Freedomv]

Just a thought---------- Your sheriff and others who state that you must carry X amount of cash are obviously saying that that is all a human life (yours) is worth.

If you don't have that kind of money on your person you don't need a permit for self protection therefore you must be protecting the money not you self.

I still think that the sheriff needes to be challenged in a court of law.
My $.02 worth.
Vern

 

[mainmech48]

While I suppose that it could misconstrued as an "apples and oranges" argument, I don't see how this is any different than imposing a poll tax or making property ownership mandatory in order to vote.

It's still arbitrarily placing an economic "qualifier" as a restriction to the exercise of a right that is recognized by both state statute and the U.S. Constitution.

Robbery is far from being the only motive for armed assault. And if $500, or $2000 is the minimum threshold, in the Sheriff's opinion, for "reasonable fear" of being victimized why are so many folks being mugged for so much less? While we're on the subject since the daily limit on ATM transactions from a checking account is $500 or less for very nearly everyone that I know, and most of them make withdrawals in increments of $100 or less, why are they such popular hunting grounds for the social hyenas?

Discretion is a good thing, given good judgement. Allowing elected officials to in essence dictate the terms under which they will comply with law on that basis is not.

 

[mrapathy2000]

iowa is not california or some of those other states yet.
but it is scary.

specially when one reads the constitution. though this state has no RKBA 2nd ammendment type statement. we do have militia defined. we could be in worse situation.

Iowa Constition:
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Constitution.html

ARTICLE I.
BILL OF RIGHTS.

Rights of persons. SECTION 1. All men and women are, by nature, free and equal, and have certain inalienable rights--among which are those of enjoying and defending life and liberty, acquiring, possessing and protecting property, and pursuing and obtaining safety and happiness.

Laws uniform. SEC. 6. All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation; the general assembly shall not grant to any citizen, or class of citizens, privileges or immunities, which, upon the same terms shall not equally belong to all citizens.

http://www.state.ia.us/government/dps/iowacode/cd99724.htm

I just dont see how iowa's ccw and authority to possess offensive weapons laws are legal. probably more. doubt we can do anything with Dem in Governor office. next election 2006.

Iowa also prohibits limo and taxi drivers from carrying despite the fact theyre job is 5th/6th worst in the country in lethality. pizza drivers have been talked bout recently here on THR they are part of the same group.

each state like a different country.

 

[gunsmith]

Fender!

Thanks for all the replys, good thing I will be moving out of this county in a short time. Every 6 months the city newspaper(very liberal) prints all the CCW holders names in the county and once a year in January they print all the holders in the state. I guess that information is public knowledge. It makes the front page and it goes something like this "Do you know that your neighbor might be carrying a gun?" So rest assured criminals know who has $500 on them. It will be good to move to another county, and then next step will be out of Iowa.

There are folks here at THR and other gun forums who can find the home phone number of the newspaper owner who wants to help thugs find guns to steal.

Please name the offending newspaper...I don't know how they find the #'s but I have called the Ohio editor and sheriff who released OH CCW names,and have made lots of fun calls to various anal retentive jerks around the country (flat phone fee=fun)...

Together we can get a new Sheriff (and if you put his number here I can call him and tell him his fee is idiotic) and get that paper to lay off,they hate having THEIR OWN info becoming public to every gunnie on the internet!

 

[FenderBender]

Cedar Rapids Gazette

http://www.gazetteonline.com/

Linn County Sheriff

http://www.co.linn.ia.us/officials/sheriff.html

 

[racenutz]

Congratulations FenderBender!!! In this county it's quite the accomplishment to even get your permit. BTW, How'd you do on the shooting test?

Iowa also prohibits limo and taxi drivers from carrying despite the fact theyre job is 5th/6th worst in the country in lethality. pizza drivers have been talked bout recently here on THR they are part of the same group.

Chilling fact is a pizza delivery driver was murdered with a butcher knife in Linn County a couple of years ago. From the courtroom testimony it sounded like a situation that would have easily averted if had the driver been carrying.

 

[mrapathy2000]

yes I know marion pizza hut employee. skull bashed in with hammer then throat slit. all in plot to steal his pos car which broke down before the thieving murderers could get far.

will never forget that.

was a post not long ago on pizza hut employee who was getting robbed and unloaded on the robber. got fired cause company policy is no carried weapons. atleast the man is alive.

was discussion on that and indiana pizza delivery workers.