Statute 28 1204 03

28-1204.03. Firearms and violence; legislative findings.The Legislature finds that:(1) Increased violence at schools has become a national, state, and local problem;(2) Increased violence and the threat of violence has a grave and detrimental impact on the educational process in Nebraska schools;(3) Increased violence has caused fear and concern among not only the schools and students but the public at large;(4) Firearms have contributed greatly to the increase of fear and concern among our citizens;(5) Schools have a duty to protect their students and provide an environment which promotes and provides an education in a nonthreatening manner;(6) An additional danger of firearms at schools is the risk of accidental discharge and harm to students and staff;(7) Firearms are an immediate and inherently dangerous threat to the safety and well-being of an educational setting; and(8) The ability to confiscate and remove firearms quickly from school grounds is a legitimate and necessary tool to protect students and the educational process.Source Laws 1994, LB 988, § 5; Laws 2009, LB430, § 7.