Urge Governor Pete Ricketts to Sign Pro-Gun Legislation, LB 236

Legislative Bill 236 is pro-gun omnibus legislative that accomplishes the below:

• Require Nebraska State Patrol to provide notice of expiration of CHP.  This bill would generate a renewal notification requirement to inform a CHP holder that their permit is due for renewal at least four months before expiration, by U.S. mail or electronic notice.
• Change provisions relating to carrying a concealed weapon.  This bill attempts to eliminate the impact of the Nebraska Supreme Court decision, which set a vehicle concealed carry precedent.  The decision stated that a firearm must be physically separated from an individual while in a vehicle, or the firearm was considered to be concealed and therefore illegally carried if you didn't have a valid CHP.  This would mean that those without a CHP would be unable to travel with their range bag and equipment in the back of an open-ended vehicle (without a trunk) because it would be considered carrying a concealed firearm illegally. Further, even having things like a filet knife in your fishing gear, or a steak knife in your lunchbox could be a chargeable offense of carrying a concealed weapon under this ruling. LB 173 clarifies the law by stating that, as long as a firearm is unloaded and stored in a case, a person who is not prohibited from possessing a firearm can transport that firearm to, or from, any location where it can be lawfully possessed, carried, and used. 
• Change permit renewal provisions of the Concealed Handgun Permit Act.This bill would permit a CHP holder to renew an expired permit, if done so within 30 business days.