2025 Legal Guide to Selling a Gun in Nebraska (NE) for 2026

2026 Firearm Ownership Restrictions in Nebraska

In Nebraska, to legally purchase a firearm, the buyer must be at least 18 years old to acquire rifles, shotguns, and ammunition. However, buyers looking to purchase handguns must be at least 21 years old. While a state-issued purchase permit is no longer required for handguns following legislative changes in 2023, all purchases through a licensed dealer (FFL) still necessitate a federal NICS background check.

The following, according to both state and federal law, disqualifies a person in Nebraska from purchasing or possessing any firearm:

FEDERAL DISQUALIFICATION CATEGORIES
• Conviction (felony or misdemeanor) where the crime has a maximum imprisonment term exceeding 1 year (even if a buyer did not receive actual imprisonment exceeding 1 year).
• Warrant (felony or out-of-state misdemeanor).
• Felony pre-trial release.
• Misdemeanor crimes of domestic violence restraining/stalking/protection order mental health adjudication or commitment.
• Unlawful use or addicted to a controlled substance (including marijuana).
• Dishonorable discharge from the armed forces.
• Renounced U.S. citizenship.
• Illegal alien.

NEBRASKA SPECIFIC DISQUALIFIERS (in addition to the above federal disqualifiers)

Violating Nebraska’s handgun purchase laws carries severe criminal penalties for both the buyer and the seller:

• Providing False Information: Willfully providing false information on the handgun purchase certificate application is a Class IV felony, which can be punished by up to two years in prison and/or a fine of up to $10,000. Additionally, intentionally violating any other provisions of the handgun certificate process constitutes a Class I misdemeanor. In both cases, the court may order the confiscation of the handgun as part of the judgment of conviction.

• False Statements to a Dealer: Knowingly and intentionally making any materially false oral or written statement or furnishing false identification to a licensed firearms dealer in connection with a handgun purchase or attempted purchase is a Class I misdemeanor.

• Illegal Transfer (Straw Purchase): The act of “straw purchasing”—buying a handgun for a person known to be prohibited by law from buying or possessing one—is a Class IV felony in Nebraska. This serious offense is often prosecuted under federal law as well, which can carry even harsher penalties.

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