Firearms Purchase Certificate 69-2403
A resident of Cheyenne County may apply at the Sheriff's Office:
- 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday–Friday (excluding holidays)
Requirements:
- You must be 21 years of age or older
- Must be a resident of Cheyenne County. Have a current Nebraska operator's license (that matches your address on the application), a Nebraska State ID card, or a military ID.
Fee:
- Application Fee of $5.00
Disqualifiers:
Your application will be denied if you:
- Fail to answer all questions on the application
- Have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of Domestic Assault
- Are under indictment for a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one (1) year
- Have been convicted in any court of a crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one (1) year
- Are an unlawful user of, or addicted to, any controlled substance
- Have been adjudicated as a mental defective or have been committed to a mental institution
- Are an alien unlawfully in the United States
- Have been discharged from the Armed Forces under dishonorable conditions
- Are subject to a court order that restrains the person from stalking, harassing, or threatening an intimate partner or child of such partner.
Your certificate will be valid for three (3) years from the date of issuance.
If you have any questions, please feel free to stop in or call (308) 254-2922
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Nebraska Revised Statute 69-2403
69-2403.
Sale, lease, rental, and transfer; certificate required; exceptions.
(1) Except as provided in this section and section 69-2409, a person shall not purchase, lease, rent, or receive transfer of a handgun until he or she has obtained a certificate in accordance with section 69-2404. Except as provided in this section and section 69-2409, a person shall not sell, lease, rent, or transfer a handgun to a person who has not obtained a certificate.
(2) The certificate shall not be required if:
(a) The person acquiring the handgun is a licensed firearms dealer under federal law;
(b) The handgun is an antique handgun;
(c) The person acquiring the handgun is authorized to do so on behalf of a law enforcement agency;
(d) The transfer is a temporary transfer of a handgun and the transferee remains (i) in the line of sight of the transferor or (ii) within the premises of an established shooting facility;
(e) The transfer is between a person and his or her spouse, sibling, parent, child, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, or grandparent;
(f) The person acquiring the handgun is a holder of a valid permit under the Concealed Handgun Permit Act; or
(g) The person acquiring the handgun is a peace officer as defined in section 69-2429.
Note: The text above is the language of the statute as it appeared on 04/08/2020 and may not reflect updates as they occur. For the most current version of the statute, click the link below to go directly to the statute on the Nebraska Legislative Website.
Concealed Handgun Permits
Concealed Handgun Permits in Nebraska are issued by the Nebraska State Patrol. For information related to CHP application, renewal, lost or stolen cards, online services, Title 272 Nebraska Administrative Code, and reciprocity, click the link below to go directly to the Nebraska State Patrol Website CHP page.