LINCOLN- Semi-automatic firearms purchased recently by the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission will be locked away until proper training and procedures for their use can be adopted, according to a representative from the commission. Shane Greckel, vice chairman of the commission, said the gambling-centered agency had also explored whether they should return the ten Sig Sauer MPX rifles.

However, according to Greckel, the agency would have to pay a 30% "restocking" fee, which made that option, in the commission's eyes, too expensive. The guns cost the commission $30,350, which the agency had portrayed as necessary to respond to any "active shooter" incidents that might occur at the state's new casinos.

The purchase of the firearms raised concerns after it was unveiled that not all commissioners were aware of the situation, only learning about the purchase after it had broken into the news. Investigators for the commission, who would utilize the firearms, argued that the purchase was necessary to "meet force with force" in active shooter situations.

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