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midwestbound?:
Good Morning all, I live way down here in MS and with any luck will be traveling to your fair state for a couple of job interviews. MS has reciprocity with 32 states, but unfortunately NE is not one. Based on what I've read here and on the State Patrol's website I came up with this plan, please share your thoughts and advice. I will travel as I normally do, concealed, all the way to NE but once there since there is no reciprocity I can OC and be legal. PLEASE note I'm only wanting to discuss the legal issue, not touch off a CC vs. OC debate (it's a touchy subject down here). My main concern is if I'm stopped by police. You have a duty to inform, but I don't have reciprocity so then should I have the weapon in plain sight or could I leave it in the holster but with no cover garment and present my ccw permit and inform the officer.  The thought of having my 1911 sprawled out on the passenger seat as a LEO approaches doesn't sit well. I contacted the state patrols attorney and he recommended carrying it empty with ammo separate and all locked in the trunk.  So what would you guys do? You know the climate of the law enforcement community up there better than me. Are the majority good ole boys that won't harass me, or do they tend to lean more to the "I'm the law no one shall be armed but me" school of thought? I have many more questions but as to not muddy the waters I will save those for separate threads.

AAllen:
Depends upon where you are going, the City of Omaha requires their open carry or a concealed carry permit recognized by the State to open carry.  The City of Lincoln does not have an ordinance against it but if the police get a call they will ticket someone for making a public disturbance.  Some communities such as Blair have ordinances against the open carry of firearms.

As you can see there is a wide disparity in how open carry is viewed across the state and any discussion would need to be directed at exactly where you would be.

mott555:
Open carry is not uniform in this state, best to look up the laws for the city you'll be visiting. Open carry in Omaha is a no-no (unless you have a CCW accepted by the state), I know that much.

SemperFiGuy:
Dear Good Ol' Rebel Guy:

If you bring your handgun into Omaha from Mississippi without concealed carry reciprocity and any LEO finds out that you did so, you will be violating Omaha's municipal handgun registration ordinance.   Even if you carry it openly.   Even if it's locked in the trunk of your automobile, unloaded, and in a locked case with the ammunition stored separately.   And you will NOT be protected by the interstate firearms transportation provisions of 18 USC 926a.

The handgun will be confiscated permanently (that's forever) and you'll be issued a ticket which carries a penalty of up to 6 months in that fenced in resort out by the airport and up to $500 in fines.   Then if you still do get a job offer in Nebraska, you'll have a misdemeanor firearms violation on your record which will prevent receiving a Nebraska concealed handgun permit for ten (10) years.

If you open carry in Omaha, you will need a Handgun Identification Card (Omaha Open Carry Permit), which requires a full day handgun class and a certain period of time thereafter for the card to come to you in the mail.   Also, your handgun will need to be first registered with the Omaha Police Department station at 15th and Howard Streets.

Now.........that's just Omaha.   Every other little burg in Nebraska has some kind of obscure anti-handgun regulation that's designed to...............GETCHA!!!!   For example, in Lincoln you can't leave your handgun in your automobile, including locked trunk, for more than 24 hours.  How's about THEM apples!

IF you enjoyed Mississippi-Nebraska concealed carry reciprocity, then none of the above preamble would apply.   But you don't.   So it all does.

Breaks my heart to say so, but my recommendation to you is to leave your handgun at home.  Think:  Illinois.

Hope it works out for you.

BTW:  War Dam' Eagle

sfg

Kendahl:
Although he probably doesn't have time for the paperwork before coming to Omaha, would a non-resident permit (Utah, Florida, etc.) solve his problem?

If he does move to Nebraska, he will have to wait 6 months and pass a Nebraska training class before applying for a Nebraska permit. Until he receives his Nebraska permit, he will not be able to carry concealed legally and will be subject to all the local restrictions SemperFiGuy described.

Iowa will honor his Mississippi permit. If he chooses to live there (across the river from Omaha), he will be able to carry in Iowa on his Mississippi permit while his Iowa application is being processed. I haven't been able to determine if Iowa has a waiting period like Nebraska. Nebraska honors Iowa permits (and vice-versa.)

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