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shaggy853:
I live in GI, but travel to Kearney somewhat regularly and recently noticed the no gun signs on the streets outside of schools.  What are the concealed rules on this?  I remember it being said in class that if you are in a vehicle then its legal in a school parking lot.  What about on a motorcycle?  If I go for a walk can I not walk past a school while concealed carrying?  My thoughts are that CCW is fair game on a public sidewalk but I'd rather not find out that I'm wrong the hard way.

I had a situation in a school zone where I stopped to pick up some kids getting out of school.  Obviously I never went into the school but I did get out to let them into the vehicle.  Was this against the law?  Id rather keep the gun on me than leave it in the vehicle that stays running.  In GI the schools are posted at each entrance to the building.

Similarly there is a road in Hastings past the community college that is posted, is it illegal for me to drive down that road while carrying?

bkoenig:
I've wondered the same thing.

SemperFiGuy:
You might wish to check out Nebraska Statue 28-1204.04, which states in part:

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(1) Any person who possesses a firearm in a school, on school grounds, in a school-owned vehicle, or at a school-sponsored activity or athletic event is guilty of the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm at a school.   Unlawful possession of a firearm at a school is a Class IV felony.

This subsection shall not apply to:

(a-e)  [Usual exemptions, such as police, ROTC, training, etc., etc.]

(f) a handgun carried as a concealed handgun by a valid holder of a permit issued under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act in a vehicle or on his or her person while riding in or on a vehicle into or  onto any parking area, which is open to the public and used by a school if, prior to exiting the vehicle, the handgun is locked inside the glove box, trunk, or other compartment of the vehicle, a storage box securely attached to the vehicle, or,

if the vehicle is a motorcycle, a hardened compartment securely attached to the motorcycle while the vehicle is in or on such parking area, except as prohibited by federal law.

For purposes of this subsection, encased means enclosed in a case that is expressly made for the purpose of containing a firearm and that is completely zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened with no part of the firearm exposed.

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It's always a good idea to go to the actual posted NE statutes at http://www.legislature.ne.gov/laws/browse-statutes.php for the latest, updated official wording.

May you never draw your handgun in fear nor anger.


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shaggy853:
Beautiful, thank you.  That covers most of my questions but still raises one.  Where does the school grounds begin?  Common sense would say that it begins at the sign but that raises the problem about those who live across the street from a school.  Following this they would not be able to park their vehicle in the street and go into their house(if carrying) and that doesn't seem right.

BTW, in the example I used I was parked in the street(sorry I forgot that detail).  I was not in a school parking lot or anywhere I would consider school grounds.

HuskerXDM:
A street in front of the school is likely public property, maintained by the city/state.  My school has a driveway for picking up/dropping off kids and that is maintained by LPS, however and I believe is then considered school property.   

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