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Nebraska background checks handgun and long gun Restrictive

NE1037 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

Effective: 1998-11-30
Nebraska background checks handgun Restrictive

NE1036 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

Effective: 1994-02-28 Superseded: 1998-11-30
Nebraska background checks handgun Restrictive

NE1001 — permit to purchase

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2404

§ 69-2404. Certificate; application; fee. Any person desiring to purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun shall apply with the chief of police or sheriff of the applicant's place of residence for a certificate. The application may be made in person or by mail. The application form and certificate shall be made on forms approved by the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety.

Effective: 1991-09-05
Nebraska background checks handgun Restrictive

NE1003 — sales from dealer

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2405

Upon the receipt of an application for a certificate, the chief of police or sheriff shall issue a certificate or deny a certificate and furnish the applicant the specific reasons for the denial in writing. The chief of police or sheriff shall be permitted up to three days in which to conduct an investigation to determine whether the applicant is prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing a handgun.

Effective: 1991-09-05
Nebraska background checks handgun Restrictive

NE1044 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2404

§ 69-2404. Certificate; application; fee. Any person desiring to purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun shall apply with the chief of police or sheriff of the applicant's place of residence for a certificate. The application may be made in person or by mail. The application form and certificate shall be made on forms approved by the Superintendent of Law Enforcement and Public Safety.

Effective: 1991-09-05
Nebraska carrying a concealed weapon (ccw) handgun Permissive

NE1056 — shall issue (permit not required)

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. § 28-1202.01 (1)

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person, other than a minor or a prohibited person, may carry a concealed handgun anywhere in Nebraska, with or without a permit under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act.

Effective: 2023-09-02
Nebraska carrying a concealed weapon (ccw) handgun Permissive

NE1006 — shall issue

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2430

Until January 1, 2010, the permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be issued by the Nebraska State Patrol within five business days after completion of the applicant's criminal history record information check, if the applicant has complied with this section and has met all the requirements of section 69-2433.

Effective: 2007-08-31 Superseded: 2023-09-02
Nebraska carrying a concealed weapon (ccw) handgun Permissive

NE1055 — may issue

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 28-1202.01, 69-2441

Sec. 4. (1) Application for a permit to carry a concealed handgun shall be made in person at any Nebraska State Patrol Troop Headquarters or office provided by the patrol for purposes of accepting such an application.

Effective: 2006-07-05 Superseded: 2007-08-31
Nebraska carrying a concealed weapon (ccw) handgun Restrictive

NE1005 — prohibited

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1202(1)

Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any person who carries a weapon or weapons concealed on or about his or her person such as a revolver, pistol, bowie knife, dirk or knife with a dirk blade attachment, brass or iron knuckles, or any other deadly weapon commits the offense of carrying a concealed weapon.

Effective: 1977-01-01 Superseded: 2007-01-01
Nebraska castle doctrine handgun and long gun Permissive

NE1042 — expanded 1

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. § 28-1409(4)(b)(i)

The actor shall not be obliged to retreat from his dwelling or place of work, unless he was the initial aggressor or is assailed in his place of work by another person whose place of work the actor knows it to be.

Effective: 1972-01-01
Nebraska castle doctrine handgun and long gun Permissive

NE1043 — traditional

Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...

Effective: 1900-01-01 Superseded: 1972-01-01
Nebraska firearm removal at scene of domestic violence handgun and long gun Restrictive

NE1045 — required

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. § 29-440(1)

(1) Incident to an arrest under section 28-323, a peace officer: (a) Shall seize all weapons that are alleged to have been involved or threatened to be used; and (b) May seize any firearm and ammunition in the plain view of the officer or that is discovered pursuant to a search authorized or consented to by the person being searched or in charge of the premises being searched, as necessary for the protection of the...

Effective: 2004-07-15
Nebraska firearm sales restrictions handgun and long gun Restrictive

NE1057 — assault weapons ban - Federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102

This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

Effective: 1994-09-13 Superseded: 2004-09-13
Nebraska firearm sales restrictions handgun and long gun Restrictive

NE1059 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103

SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

Effective: 1994-09-13 Superseded: 2004-09-13
Nebraska firearms in college/university handgun Restrictive

NE1048 — public and private : CCW not allowed

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. § 28-1204.04

(1) Any person who possesses a firearm in a school, on school grounds, in a school-owned vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity or athletic event is guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm at a school...(h) a handgun carried as a concealed handgun by a valid holder of a permit issued under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act in a vehicle or on his or her person while riding in or on a vehicle into...

Effective: 2009-08-30
Nebraska firearms in college/university handgun Restrictive

NE1047 — public and private : possession prohibited

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. §§ 28-1201

28-1201: (8) School means a public, private, denominational, or parochial elementary, vocational, or secondary school, a private postsecondary career school as defined in section 85-1603, a community college, a public or private college, a junior college, or a university

Effective: 1994-04-15
Nebraska firearms in college/university long gun Restrictive

NE1049 — public and private : possession prohibited

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. §§ 28-1201

28-1201: (8) School means a public, private, denominational, or parochial elementary, vocational, or secondary school, a private postsecondary career school as defined in section 85-1603, a community college, a public or private college, a junior college, or a university; 1204.04 (1) Any person who possesses a firearm in a school, on school grounds, in a school-owned vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity or...

Effective: 1994-04-15
Nebraska local laws preempted by state handgun Permissive

NE1051 — limited

Citation: Neb.Rev.St. § 18-1703

Cities and villages shall not have the power to regulate the ownership, possession, or transportation of a concealed handgun, as such ownership, possession, or transportation is authorized under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act, except as expressly provided by state law, and shall not have the power to require registration of a concealed handgun owned, possessed, or transported by a permitholder under the act.

Effective: 2009-08-30
Nebraska minimum age long gun Restrictive

NE1013 — purchase and sale

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.01

(1) Any person who knowingly and intentionally does or attempts to sell, provide, loan, deliver, or in any other way transfer the possession of a firearm to a juvenile commits the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a juvenile. The county attorney shall have a copy of the petition served upon the owner of the firearm, if known, in person or by registered or certified mail at his or her last-known address.

Effective: 1994-04-15
Nebraska minimum age handgun Restrictive

NE1025 — purchase and sale

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.01

(1) Any person who knowingly and intentionally does or attempts to sell, provide, loan, deliver, or in any other way transfer the possession of a firearm to a juvenile commits the offense of unlawful transfer of a firearm to a juvenile. The county attorney shall have a copy of the petition served upon the owner of the firearm, if known, in person or by registered or certified mail at his or her last-known address.

Effective: 1994-04-15
Nebraska minimum age long gun Restrictive

NE1060 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

Effective: 1994-09-13
Nebraska minimum age handgun Restrictive

NE1061 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 32 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

Effective: 1994-09-13
Nebraska minimum age handgun Restrictive

NE1062 — minimum age possession - federal

Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

Effective: 1994-09-13
Nebraska minimum age handgun Restrictive

NE1012 — purchase and sale

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2404

An applicant shall receive a certificate if he or she is twenty-one years of age or older and is not prohibited from purchasing or possessing a handgun by 18 U.S.C. 922.

Effective: 1991-06-07 Superseded: 1994-04-15
Nebraska minimum age handgun Restrictive

NE1010 — youth possession

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204

(1) Any person under the age of eighteen years who possesses a handgun commits the offense of unlawful possession of a handgun.

Effective: 1977-06-01
Nebraska permit to purchase handgun Permissive

NE1027 — maximum waiting period

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2405

The chief of police or sheriff shall be permitted up to three days in which to conduct an investigation to determine whether the applicant is prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing a handgun. If the certificate or denial is mailed to the applicant, it shall be mailed to the applicant's address by first-class mail within the three-day period.

Effective: 2006-04-13
Nebraska permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NE1009 — maximum waiting period

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. § 69-2405

2405. Upon the receipt of an application for a certificate, the chief of police or sheriff shall issue a certificate or deny a certificate and furnish the applicant the specific reasons for the denial in writing. The chief of police or sheriff shall be permitted up to two days in which to conduct an investigation to determine whether the applicant is prohibited by law from purchasing or possessing a handgun.

Effective: 1991-09-06 Superseded: 2006-04-13
Nebraska permit to purchase handgun Restrictive

NE1020 — required

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 69-2403, 69-2404, 2407

69-2403 Except as provided in this section and section 69-2409 , a person shall not purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun until he or she has obtained a certificate in accordance with section 69-2404. 69-2404 Any person desiring to purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun shall apply with the chief of police or sheriff of the applicant's place of residence for a certificate.

Effective: 1991-09-05
Nebraska prohibited possessor handgun and long gun Restrictive

NE1029 — dvro ex parte : expanded

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 42-924(1)(g), 42-925; recodified to §§ 26-103, 109

§ 42-924(1)(g) Any victim of domestic abuse may file a petition and affidavit for a protection order as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section.

Effective: 2012-04-05
Nebraska waiting period handgun Restrictive

NE1054 — Waiting Periods: De facto (permit required)

Citation: Neb. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 69-2403, 69-2404, 2407

69-2403 Except as provided in this section and section 69-2409 , a person shall not purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun until he or she has obtained a certificate in accordance with section 69-2404. 69-2404 Any person desiring to purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun shall apply with the chief of police or sheriff of the applicant's place of residence for a certificate.

Effective: 1991-09-05