Nebraska’s Concealed Handgun Permit Act

January 3, 2007 marked the day that Nebraska’s Unicameral reconvenes. It also marked the day that Nebraskans could begin applying for a permit to carry concealed handguns. (If you want to read the law, see sections 69-2427 through 69-2447 Neb.Rev.Stat.) Section 69-2441 lists locations in which people, even with a permit, are not allowed to carry a concealed weapon; these places include schools, prisons, courthouses, financial institutions, and others. Public libraries are not on this list. This same section also allows, however, for libraries and other entities to post “conspicuous notice[s] that carrying a concealed handgun is prohibited in or on the place or premises. . . .” Have you discussed this yet with your library board and with your city or county attorney? You may want to. It also does not appear that college and university libraries are listed as exempt locations. Check with your college or university administration about this. For a copy of a printable poster, go to the following URL on the Nebraska State Patrol’s website: http://www.nsp.state.ne.us/Docs/forms/CCW_Sign.pdf