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'Constitutional carry' gun bill faces opposition from Lincoln, Omaha police again this year

Guns hearing, 1.26

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday at the Capitol. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 26 at the Capitol. The bill, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon, passed the first round of legislative debate on Friday.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo

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Lincoln chooses developer for South Haymarket; 'constitutional carry' gun bill faces opposition again this year; teardown begins on Gold's Building. 

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John Lee (left), an opponent of LB77, open carries his great-great grandfather's musket outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 at the Capitol. "This is the only arms that they knew of when they were writing the Constitution," Lee said. LB77 would remove a requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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A Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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A proponent of Sen. Tom Brewer's concealed carry bill (LB77) wears a Gadsden flag shirt outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

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Photos: Judiciary Committee hearing on concealed carry bill

People line up before a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 at the Capitol. Among bills being heard were one from Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon that would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

John Lee (left), an opponent of LB77, open carries his great-great grandfather's musket outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 at the Capitol. "This is the only arms that they knew of when they were writing the Constitution," Lee said. LB77 would remove a requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Sen. Justin Wayne of Omaha (left) gives instructions regarding testifying before a Judiciary Committee hearing in 2023. On Tuesday, a rule change proposed by Wayne that would prohibit executive branch agencies from taking a position on bills during committee hearings failed, but he also introduced a bill that would accomplish the same goal.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo

A member of the audience set their NRA cap on the floor during Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday at the Capitol. 

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Bill Aultz wears a shirt expressing his opinion while testifying at a Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. One of the bills heard would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Sen. Tom Brewer's "constitutional carry" gun rights bill is headed down the track at the Legislature with votes to spare.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Sen George Dungan of Lincoln introduces LB17 during a Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. The bill would authorize full-time, off-duty law enforcement officers to possess a gun on school grounds.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A bill (LB314) requiring firearm dealers to provide suicide prevention information to handgun purchasers was among those with a hearing Thursday before the Judiciary Committee.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday at the Capitol. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A proponent of Sen. Tom Brewer's concealed carry bill (LB77) wears a Gadsden flag shirt outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

A Nebraska State Patrol officer enters the Ernie Chambers Memorial Hearing Room, where the Judiciary Committee meets in the Capitol. The committee was hearing a handful of bills dealing with guns, including a proposal (LB77) by Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon that seeks to remove requirements that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 26 at the Capitol. The bill, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon, passed the first round of legislative debate on Friday.

KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star file photo

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Guns hearing, 1.26

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Jan. 26 at the Capitol. The bill, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon, passed the first round of legislative debate on Friday.

Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon talks about his bill (LB77) during a Judiciary Committee hearing Thursday at the Capitol. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

John Lee (left), an opponent of LB77, open carries his great-great grandfather's musket outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 at the Capitol. "This is the only arms that they knew of when they were writing the Constitution," Lee said. LB77 would remove a requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

A Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 drew a crowd to the Capitol. Among the bills being heard was LB77, which would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

People line up before a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26 at the Capitol. Among bills being heard were one from Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon that would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

A proponent of Sen. Tom Brewer's concealed carry bill (LB77) wears a Gadsden flag shirt outside a Judiciary Committee hearing on Jan. 26. The bill would remove the requirement that gun owners obtain a permit to be able to carry a concealed weapon.

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