Neb. groups oppose bill to keep guns from youths

LINCOLN — A National Rifle Association lobbyist and gun owners on Wednesday came out in opposition to a Nebraska bill designed to keep firearms away from unsupervised juveniles.

Omaha Sen. Brad Ashford’s proposal was met with criticism in a Legislature Judiciary Committee hearing at the Capitol. Members of the public were invited to share their opinions on two bills that would impose stricter state regulations on guns.

The most opposition was against a bill that would hold adults civilly liable for “unreasonable placement” of firearms or leaving guns accessible to unsupervised minors or mental...