(1) Any person or persons who shall transport or possess any machine gun, short rifle, or short shotgun commits a Class IV felony. (2) The provisions of this section shall not be held to prohibit any act by peace officers, members of the United States armed services, or members of the National Guard of this state, in the lawful discharge of their duties, or persons qualified under the provisions of federal law relating to the short rifle, short shotgun, or machine gun.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-1203
Transportation or possession of machine guns, short rifles, or short shotguns; penalty; exception
Applied in 12 court decisions — leading case State v. Vrtiska (1987)
Most recently applied in Hollis v. Lynch (June 2016)
Laws 1977, LB 38, § 235; Laws 1978, LB 748, § 17.
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