Judge blocks Omaha's ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward
Judge blocks Omaha's ban on guns in public places while lawsuit challenging it moves forward
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's largest city won't be able to enforce its ban on guns on all public property, including parks and sidewalks, while a lawsuit challenging that restriction moves forward.
Nebraska’s largest city won’t 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 Omaha’s 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.
Nebraska is that state that, when they show up in the news, I go, "ohhhh yeahhhhh! Nebraska is a state!" Then I try to imagine in on a US map but somehow draw Ohio and Utah next to each other.
Purgatory is a perfect description of living in Nebraska
Thanks, Omaha.
These sorts of bans are silly. Anyone who wishes to carry, will do so. Unless you're going to stop and frisk people, and we know how that goes, you can't tell they're carrying.
Yes, some dumbasses "print", whatever. We gonna expect cops to deal with that fairly?! "He appeared to be carrying marijuana a gun! So we shot his ass."
People like me, a legal gun owner probably won't break the law on this one. So who does that leave carrying in the space we wished to restrict? Scofflaws, at best.
I have no idea what problem this tries to address.
Well. Kids keep being murdered in schools. We've tried "thoughts and prayers" and "more guns", and that really hasn't solved the problem.
I think folks are just trying to limit access to guns except in specific conditions. You know - trying something different.