Nebraska lawmaker again pushes no-permit conceal carry

Pixabay / CC BY-SA 2.0 LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker is taking another shot at trying to pass a bill that would not only allow people to carry concealed handguns without a permit, it would prohibit the state’s cities and counties from issuing local laws to do so within their borders. Sen. Tom Brewer, of Gordon, defended the bill in a hearing before the Legislature’s Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that drew more than 100 people both for and against it. Brewer brought with him a state attorney general’s opinion that determined such a law would need to be implemented statewide. “You can either follow the Constitution, or you can have carve-outs. But you can’t do both,” said Brewer, a combat veteran who was shot several times during a firefight with the Taliban in 2003. Given his harried combat experience, he said, “I understand the significance of what I’m asking for here.” Brewer has introduced the measure every year since 2017. This year, his proposal has 25 cosponsors and is again listed as his priority bill, increasing the odds that lawmakers will debate it on the Senate floor. According to the U.S. Concealed Carry Association, permit-less concealed carry is already allowed in 25 conservative-leaning states, including Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, South Dakota and Wyoming — five of the six states that border Nebraska. Nebraska already allows gun owners to carry firearms in public view, as long as they don’t have a criminal record that bars them from possessing one […]

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