Nebraska has enacted modest gun safety measures, but can do much more to protect its communities from entirely preventable gun deaths.
While Nebraska requires everyone who purchases a handgun to undergo a background check, individuals purchasing long guns from unlicensed sellers are not subject to this requirement. In 2023, Nebraska had the eleventh lowest gun death rate among the states. In an average year, 212 people die from gun violence in the state. That means someone dies from gun violence every 41 hours. Seventy-four percent of those deaths are gun suicides, and 20% are gun homicides. In Nebraska, the rate of gun deaths increased 12% from 2014 to 2023, compared to a 33% increase nationwide.
What Nebraska Does Well
- Partial gun owner licensing
- Domestic violence gun laws
- Community violence intervention funding
- State database background checks for handguns
What Nebraska Is Missing
- Universal background checks for long guns
- Concealed carry permits
- Extreme risk protection orders
- Assault weapon restrictions
- Large capacity magazine ban
- Strong concealed carry law
- Open carry regulations
- Child access prevention laws
- Lost & stolen firearm reporting
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