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10-04-2007, 08:36 PM
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10144742
LINCOLN — The National Rifle Association and other gun advocates Friday urged state lawmakers to force Nebraska towns and cities to allow concealed handguns.
The 2006 state law permitting licensed Nebraskans to carry concealed handguns allows cities and towns to adopt their own ordinances regulating those weapons. At least 16 Nebraska cities and towns ban concealed weapons.
State Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial, who tried and failed earlier this year to pass the NRA legislation, said he would not offer a similar proposal in 2008.
He said he hoped to craft a compromise to establish more consistency among city ordinances.
Christensen would like to establish a uniform requirement for where guns can be legally stored out of sight in a vehicle, such as in the glove compartment, trunk or other locked area.
LINCOLN — The National Rifle Association and other gun advocates Friday urged state lawmakers to force Nebraska towns and cities to allow concealed handguns.
The 2006 state law permitting licensed Nebraskans to carry concealed handguns allows cities and towns to adopt their own ordinances regulating those weapons. At least 16 Nebraska cities and towns ban concealed weapons.
State Sen. Mark Christensen of Imperial, who tried and failed earlier this year to pass the NRA legislation, said he would not offer a similar proposal in 2008.
He said he hoped to craft a compromise to establish more consistency among city ordinances.
Christensen would like to establish a uniform requirement for where guns can be legally stored out of sight in a vehicle, such as in the glove compartment, trunk or other locked area.