Nebraska eyes preemption.

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Nebraska lawmakers set sights on gun laws

Posted: Wednesday, January 6, 2016 4:00 pm

By Joe Duggan

World-Herald News Service

LINCOLN — Battle lines over guns are being drawn in the Nebraska Legislature even before the opening gavel drops today on the 2016 session.

Leading the list of gun-related bills is one that would prohibit local governments from regulating most aspects of firearm ownership. Also on the firearms agenda: legislation that would reduce the number of gun-free zones, where holders of concealed handgun permits can’t carry their weapons.

But the bill targeting local gun regulations will probably be first up for debate because it made it through committee last session and will be designated a priority by Sen. David Schnoor of Scribner. If passed, Legislative Bill 289 would override handgun registration ordinances in Omaha and Lincoln.

Nebraska is one of eight states where local officials can enact their own gun regulations, according to Everytown for Gun Safety, a national organization that advocates for gun control. Iowa is among the 42 states with firearm pre-emption laws, so called because the state law “pre-empts” local ordinances when it comes to gun regulations.

Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete introduced the Nebraska pre-emption bill last year, and it was advanced to the floor by the Judiciary Committee. The bill would prevent local governments from regulating the ownership or possession of firearms but would still allow local restrictions on firing guns within municipal limits.


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