{"id":98681,"date":"2023-12-18T23:02:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-19T05:02:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=98681"},"modified":"2023-12-18T23:02:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-19T05:02:05","slug":"98681","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=98681","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20231217\/nebraska-nebraska-ag-deems-omaha-lincoln-s-executive-orders-illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nebraska AG Deems Omaha &amp; Lincoln\u2019s Executive Orders Illegal<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, December 15<sup>th<\/sup>, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ago.nebraska.gov\/sites\/ago.nebraska.gov\/files\/docs\/opinions\/Opinion%20No.%2023-009%20-%20Opinion%20for%20Senator%20Tom%20Brewer.pdf\">formal opinion<\/a> that the gun-free zone executive orders in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20230901\/nebraska-omaha-mayor-signs-anti-gun-executive-order-ahead-of-constitutional-carry\">Omaha<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20230902\/nebraska-lincoln-mayor-doubles-down-on-so-called-gun-free-zones-with-executive-order\">Lincoln<\/a>\u00a0are illegal for outdoor facilities. He deemed that \u201cmunicipalities lack the authority to regulate the possession of firearms and certain weapons in quintessential public spaces, such as parks, trails, and sidewalks\u2026\u201d and that attempting to do so is an infringement on both the Second Amendment and the Nebraska State Constitution.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tom Brewer, who championed constitutional carry and statewide preemption bill\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nebraskalegislature.gov\/FloorDocs\/108\/PDF\/Final\/LB77.pdf\">LB 77<\/a>, requested an opinion on the executive orders\u2019 constitutionality this fall,\u00a0specifically pertaining to the outdoor facilities the orders regulated.<\/p>\n<p>This is a significant victory for all Nebraskans, and clarifies that municipalities lack the authority to regulate carry in \u201cquintessential\u201d outdoor spaces. Residents in Lincoln and Omaha should contact their local elected officials to rescind these unconstitutional orders and ordinances using their contact pages. For Lincoln, please contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ne.gov\/City\/City-Council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">city council<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lincoln.ne.gov\/City\/Mayor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird<\/a>. For Omaha, please contact the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/citycouncil.cityofomaha.org\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">city council<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mayors-office.cityofomaha.org\/mayor-s-hotline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mayor Jean Stothert<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nebraska AG Deems Omaha &amp; Lincoln\u2019s Executive Orders Illegal On Friday, December 15th, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued a\u00a0formal opinion that the gun-free zone executive orders in Omaha\u00a0and\u00a0Lincoln\u00a0are illegal for outdoor facilities. 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