M-Taliesin
Regular Member
Howdy Folks!
While I've gotten pretty comfortable openly carrying my sidearm in Colorado, and know where to avoid carrying (i.e. City and County of Denver), I am planning a trip to Nebraska on the 18th and 19th of June, so wanted to know what the situation on open carry might be in Nebraska.
I checked out posts about the constitutional provision AI-1 and other information available, then focused on the location we would visit. I checked the City of Hastings website and reviewed ordinances prohibiting concealed carry but saw no language regarding open carry. So I called the police department in Hastings to get an answer directly from them. They told me that open carry was legal in Nebraska. They indicated they'd likely get calls from citizens who might see my sidearm openly carried and send an officer around to check things out, but indicated it shouldn't be a problem.
So, in a couple of weeks, I'll be headed to Hastings for a competition metal detecting hunt. We'll stay at a local motel in Hastings, eat at local establishments and possibly do a bit of shopping in Hastings.
If any of ya'll have personal experience with open carry in Hastings, I'd love to hear your story. I figure I'll just go about my business and don't anticipate any problems whatsoever.
Hope some of you folks have experiences in Hastings you can share relative to open carry.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin
While I've gotten pretty comfortable openly carrying my sidearm in Colorado, and know where to avoid carrying (i.e. City and County of Denver), I am planning a trip to Nebraska on the 18th and 19th of June, so wanted to know what the situation on open carry might be in Nebraska.
I checked out posts about the constitutional provision AI-1 and other information available, then focused on the location we would visit. I checked the City of Hastings website and reviewed ordinances prohibiting concealed carry but saw no language regarding open carry. So I called the police department in Hastings to get an answer directly from them. They told me that open carry was legal in Nebraska. They indicated they'd likely get calls from citizens who might see my sidearm openly carried and send an officer around to check things out, but indicated it shouldn't be a problem.
So, in a couple of weeks, I'll be headed to Hastings for a competition metal detecting hunt. We'll stay at a local motel in Hastings, eat at local establishments and possibly do a bit of shopping in Hastings.
If any of ya'll have personal experience with open carry in Hastings, I'd love to hear your story. I figure I'll just go about my business and don't anticipate any problems whatsoever.
Hope some of you folks have experiences in Hastings you can share relative to open carry.
Blessings,
M-Taliesin