Comments on: Nebraska Improves Its Concealed Carry Laws http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/05/13/nebraska-improves-its-concealed-carry-laws/ The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State ... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:52:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sebastian http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/05/13/nebraska-improves-its-concealed-carry-laws/#comment-42844 Sebastian Wed, 13 May 2009 18:49:25 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=10359#comment-42844 My understanding is there was a conflict with two statutes, one suggesting that municipalities could regulate firearms, and another, the concealed carry law, saying it was valid throughout the state, and the question was which statute was controlling. My understanding is there was a conflict with two statutes, one suggesting that municipalities could regulate firearms, and another, the concealed carry law, saying it was valid throughout the state, and the question was which statute was controlling.

]]> By: hecate http://www.pagunblog.com/2009/05/13/nebraska-improves-its-concealed-carry-laws/#comment-42843 hecate Wed, 13 May 2009 18:46:12 +0000 http://www.snowflakesinhell.com/?p=10359#comment-42843 Actually, under state statute, municipalities were allowed to enact their own gun restrictions and still can. LB430 just preempts local ordinances for people with carry permits. The others are still kinda-sorta SOL. Now there should be a big jump in permit applications. We still have less than 5,000 permits on the books, and the issues addressed in this bill eliminate most of the reasons why. Actually, under state statute, municipalities were allowed to enact their own gun restrictions and still can. LB430 just preempts local ordinances for people with carry permits. The others are still kinda-sorta SOL.

Now there should be a big jump in permit applications. We still have less than 5,000 permits on the books, and the issues addressed in this bill eliminate most of the reasons why.

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