If both ordinances are passed, Lincoln defense attorney Korey Reiman worries how to advise someone to comply with the law after having their gun stolen from a vehicle.

A section of Raybould's ordinance would require gun owners to report the circumstances of the theft, which would require them to incriminate themselves if they hadn't properly secured the weapon.

That violates the Constitution's Fifth Amendment protection from self-incrimination, he said.

He asked the council to narrow its proposed reporting requirements to protect that right, adding that not everyone knows or remembers their legal rights when talking to police.

"What about the person that is trying to do the right thing and he walked himself into a citation?" Reiman asked.

Bliemeister said police would have the burden in proving someone reported the theft more than two days after they found out about it.

He hopes it would never have to be enforced, but he believes both ordinances would help prevent those kind of crimes and the larger public safety risks they pose.

The ban on storing guns in cars more than a day has never been enforced, City Attorney Jeff Kirkpatrick said.

A vote on Raybould's ordinance is expected next Monday.

Reach the writer at 402-473-2657 or rjohnson@journalstar.com. On Twitter @LJSRileyJohnson.

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