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Related: About this forumJudge blocks Omaha's ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward
Source: Associated Press
Judge blocks Omahas ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward
BY JOSH FUNK
Updated 6:20 PM EST, February 9, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) Nebraskas largest city wont be able to enforce its ban on guns on all public property, including parks and sidewalks, while a lawsuit challenging that restriction moves forward.
Douglas County District Judge LeAnne Srb issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking that ban, but she refused to put Omahas restrictions on ghost guns and bump stocks on hold.
The Liberty Justice Center filed the lawsuit on behalf of the Nebraska Firearms Owners Association arguing that the city restrictions violate a new state law passed last year that allows people to carry concealed guns across the state without a permit and without the need to complete a gun safety course. A similar lawsuit challenging gun restrictions in Lincoln remains pending.
We are thrilled with the courts decision to grant this injunction and uphold Nebraskans rights against executive overreach, said Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center. Under Nebraska law, local governments do not have the authority to regulate firearms the right to bear arms is protected across the state.
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Read more: https://apnews.com/article/nebraska-omaha-gun-rights-lawsuit-d07304c8c807db0a0954ea35200cbd03
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(136,043 posts)grumpyduck
(6,650 posts)TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)Or Colorado, or Michigan. This is the law almost everywhere you could go in the U.S.
TexasDem69
(2,317 posts)And the law is stupid. It wouldnt prevent a single gun-related crime, so why fight this fight?
The Mouth
(3,285 posts)The go off by themselves all the time and they make sensitive people feel uneasy.
discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,576 posts)Many states have preemption laws governing guns. Towns and cities in that state cannot make laws that conflict with state law. Other states allow for local authorities to determine their own restrictions.
Nothing precludes a state from changing its laws to allow for local restrictions.