FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—A conservative legal group was set to file lawsuits Monday against Nebraska’s two largest cities, arguing that they are defying a state law on gun rights.
The Liberty Justice Center is challenging gun restrictions enacted in Lincoln and Omaha, contending that the ordinances flout a state law passed earlier this year on permitless concealed carry–or constitutional carry–in the state.
The Liberty Justice Center represents the nonprofit Nebraska Firearms Owners Association.
“The state enacted a law for constitutional carry statewide with any local laws null and void,” Jacob Huebert, president of the Liberty Justice Center, told The Daily Signal in a phone interview. “You don’t have to get into a Second Amendment argument for this case. The state has decided on the law.”
In April, the Nebraska Legislature passed a…
