GUN BILLS IN THE 2008 NEBRASKA UNICAMERAL LEGISLATURE:

LB 958: Ashford. To force owners to report lost or stolen firearms within 48 hrs. of discovering the loss or theft to a local law enforcement agency or face a misdemeanor with $500 fine. Repeat offenses would earn up to 3 mo. in jail. Gun owners who leave firearms where minors can access them, if such minors hurt or kill themselves or others, would face felony charges. Guns stolen and used in crimes could place in legal jeopardy owners who did not realize that someone had stolen their firearms. All firearms dealers must include gun or trigger locks with firearms sales or face $500 fines as a Class IV misdemeanor. The bill would create a bureaucratic Gun Violence Commission. This bill would not have stopped the Von Maur store massacre, as the perpetrator broke several current laws. Federal law already prohibits selling firearms to mentally ill people and requires gun dealers to provide trigger locks with handguns, and most sellers provide locks with rifles and shotguns, so the bill is redundant. Most shameful is that Sen. Dwite Pedersen, who claims to be an NRA member, co-sponsored this bill. IN COMMITTEE

State Sen. Brad Ashford

LB 1076: Rogert. In emergency or disaster situations, state and local governments could not impose on individuals added restrictions on the lawful possession, transfer, sale, storage, display, or use of firearms and ammunition. IN COMMITTEE

State Sen. Kent Rogert

Contact your state senator today to vote NO on LB 958 and YES on LB 1076.