{"id":34197,"date":"2023-04-20T12:40:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T18:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=34197"},"modified":"2023-04-20T15:16:47","modified_gmt":"2023-04-20T21:16:47","slug":"concealed-handgun-permit-requirement-repealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/update.legislature.ne.gov\/?p=34197","title":{"rendered":"Concealed handgun permit requirement repealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lawmakers passed a bill April 19 that removes a concealed handgun permit requirement in Nebraska law following a successful cloture motion.<\/p>\n

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Sen. Tom Brewer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

State law had required that an individual pass a background check, submit a $100 permit fee and complete a gun safety course to obtain a concealed carry permit. LB77, introduced by Gordon Sen. Tom Brewer, waives those requirements.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, an individual not otherwise prohibited from possessing or carrying a gun in Nebraska can conceal carry without a permit \u2014 which supporters refer to as \u201cconstitutional carry.\u201d LB77 also prohibits counties, cities and villages from regulating ownership, possession or transportation of a concealed handgun.<\/p>\n

The bill adds a misdemeanor charge for carrying a firearm or destructive device while committing certain \u201cdangerous\u201d misdemeanor crimes, including harassment, stalking, domestic violence, shoplifting and resisting arrest, among others.<\/p>\n

An individual is subject to a Class I misdemeanor for a first or second offense and a Class IV felony for a third or subsequent offense.<\/p>\n

Brewer said the Nebraska Constitution allows for the carrying of guns for security and defense and that LB77 is focused on law-abiding citizens. The bill would not remove existing restrictions that prohibit felons, perpetrators of domestic violence, those with dangerous mental illnesses and others from carrying weapons, he said.<\/p>\n

Lincoln Sen. Jane Raybould, who led the opposition to the bill, said the U.S. is \u201cheld in the grip\u201d of senseless gun violence. States with right-to-carry laws have higher rates of violent crimes, gun violence and road rage incidents, she said, and states with tighter laws have fewer gun-related deaths.<\/p>\n

After two hours of debate, Brewer filed a motion to invoke cloture, which ceases debate and forces a vote on the bill and any pending amendments or motions. The motion was adopted 33-14. Thirty-three votes were needed.<\/p>\n

Senators then defeated a Raybould motion to recommit the bill to the Judiciary Committee and passed LB77 on a 33-14 vote.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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