LINCOLN- After being forced to abandon his attempt to allow permitless carry of concealed firearms in most Nebraska counties, State Sen. Tom Brewer of Gordon is planning a counter-offensive in 2022. Brewer, a decorated military veteran and competitive shooter, said he will seek approval of “constitutional carry” of concealed guns statewide, not just in 90 of 93 counties as his recently revised bill would have done.

“There’s good momentum for it right now,” Brewer said. “And next year is an election year. We’ll get a really clear up-and-down vote on the Second Amendment, I think we know how the people feel," Sen. Brewer said.

Last week, Brewer had to abandon his proposal because of an adverse legal opinion from the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office. The AG’s office said allowing Nebraska counties to opt out of the requirement of obtaining a state concealed handgun permit, as Brewer’s Legislative Bill 236 would have done, was an unconstitutional delegation of power over the issue from the state to local governments.

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