Hastings NOT enforcing CCW law

[Glock 1]

Spoke with an LEO on the Hastings Police Dept-he stated the City Attorney,City Administrator and C.O.P all agreed that the City code prohibiting concealed carry is not to be enforced and informed all officers that anyone with a CCW license is legal! HOWEVER...They are also waiting to see the out come of LB 430. If this is voted down, they're going to "re-enact" the city ordinance and make it illegal again!! What a great group of guys, HUH!! I carried in Hastings 2 weeks ago-stopped in to convenience store to get coffee. Nobody even knew!!! The C.O.P of Hastings is very anti-gun! Guess what he collects??? You'd never guess!!! Yep, Billy-clubs!!! Perhaps I could make a suggestion where he could keep those!!! Yep, you guessed it!! (I'll keep it clean)  Thanks Guys!

[Rich B]

I'd still do my best to avoid Hastings until legal CCW is codified there or at the state level (LB 430).

[Dan W]

AND....don't forget that Hastings has a different restriction on pocket knives than the rest of the State....3 inches max blade length

[Glock 1]

Just received word today from a LEO in Hastings. He said effective Monday June 1st, concealed carry in Hastings is now LEGAL!!! Great to hear!! Finally!!       Thanks!

[FarmerRick]

Looks like it takes effect Jun 11th, not the 1st.

http://www.tribland.com/news0527gun.php

Council lifts city's gun ban
Shay Burk
sburk@hastingstribune.com
Starting June 11, concealed firearms will be allowed within Hastings city limits.
The change comes after the Hastings City Council voted 7-1 in favor of amending its city code Tuesday to allow for concealed firearms in the city, which aligns Hastings with the amended state?s concealed carry law.
In 2006, the Legislature passed the Concealed Handgun Permit Act, which allows concealed carry of firearms in Nebraska. Despite the law, communities across the state, including Hastings, left their own concealed carry bans on the books.
On May 13, the Legislature passed LB430, a bill that nullifies all city and village ordinances, permits and regulations regarding the ownership, possession and transportation of concealed handguns.
With that in mind, the City Council changed the city code Tuesday to comply with the state.
Councilwoman Kathy Peterson voted against the measure, stating she had serious concerns with allowing concealed firearms within the city.
?I do not think we?re making our citizens safer, and I think it?s ludicrous that you can?t carry a sling shot, but you can carry a concealed weapon,? she said.

[bullit]

Can you really not carry a sling shot in Hastings?   PATHETIC......

I wanna move back to TX.

[JimP]

And I think it's ludicrous that Kathy Peterson thinks she is keeping concealed weapons out of her town by having a city ordinance against them: Criminals, by definition, don't give 3 farts in a windstorm what laws are on the books.  They will carry if they want to.