Published on September 01, 2023
The City of Lincoln today announced changes to policies and procedures related to LB77, the Concealed Handgun Permit Act, passed by the Nebraska legislature and signed by Governor Jim Pillen in April. The State law takes effect September 2 and allows Nebraska residents ages 21 and older, not otherwise prohibited by law, to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.
The City of Lincoln Law Department notified residents that weapons remain prohibited on City property, including buildings, libraries and parks, per an executive order signed by Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird September 1.
The executive order mirrors resolutions recently passed by the Lincoln-Lancaster County Public Building Commission and the West Haymarket JPA that clarify their policies in response to LB77. Residents are encouraged to review the resolutions: Public Building Commission, West Haymarket JPA.
The Lincoln Police Department (LPD) provided the following reminders to gun owners:
Under LB77, the City of Lincoln is prohibited from regulating the ownership, possession, storage, transportation, sale, or transfer of firearms or other weapons, except as expressly provided by state law. LB77 also renders null and void any local ordinance, permit, or regulation that violates the new law.
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