Where Guns Are Barred
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1202.01 and Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.04 — the listed places, posted premises, the locked car rule and school grounds
- Police stations, jails and prisons, and any building with a courtroom.
- Polling places during an election, and meetings of a county, city, school board or the Legislature.
- Banks, hospitals and emergency rooms, places of worship, and professional sports events.
- Political rallies and fundraisers, and bars taking in over half their income from liquor.
- Any place where a person in control has prohibited it.
Those are among the places a concealed handgun may not be carried. On premises open to the public, a person violates a private prohibition only if notice is conspicuously posted or the person is asked to remove the handgun.
Locked in the car. In a public parking area used by one of those places, a person does not violate the section if, before leaving the vehicle, the handgun is locked in the glove box, trunk or another compartment, or a storage box securely attached to the vehicle.
School grounds are a felony. Possessing a firearm in a school, on school grounds, in a school vehicle or at a school activity is a Class IV felony, apart from officers, security staff under a written policy and the other exceptions the section lists.
Carrying into a listed or posted place is a Class III misdemeanor for a first offense and a Class I misdemeanor after that. A particular place is a question for a licensed Nebraska attorney.
Sources for this section (2)
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1202.01 — Carrying concealed handgun; locations; restrictions; posting of prohibition; violation; penalty; affirmative defense; applicability
- Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1204.04 — Unlawful possession of a firearm at a school; penalty; exceptions; confiscation of certain firearms; disposition
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nebraska attorney.