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A gun control organization that pushed for a mandatory storage law in Lincoln is still hopeful even after a task force studying the issue stopped short of recommending it.

"We're going to keep pushing for that (ordinance)," said Melody Vaccaro, executive director of Nebraskans Against Gun Violence.

Four members of the Lincoln City Council interviewed Wednesday expressed little desire to introduce such a proposal to require firearm security in the home.

Those council members applauded the work of the 17-member group, called the Child Access to Firearms/Safe Storage Task Force.

Former Mayor Chris Beutler created the task force in January after Vaccaro's group called for an ordinance aimed at forcing gun owners to lock their guns up in the home.

No one on the task force argued against the benefits of securing firearms, but there was concern about how a mandate might be enforced.

Among the barriers to consensus, Vaccaro said, was the tight timeline the group worked under. The task force simply didn't have enough time to talk about specific language, but she applauded the work and approach of the group on an often contentious debate.