LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A bill that would have overturned local gun restrictions in Omaha and Lincoln has stalled in the Nebraska Legislature.

Senators fell one vote short Wednesday of the support needed to overcome a filibuster. The 32-10 vote to invoke cloture effectively kills the bill for the rest of the year.

The measure by Sen. Laura Ebke of Crete would have prevented cities from enacting gun-related ordinances that are stricter than state law. Gun-rights groups including the National Rifle Association pushed hard for the measure, arguing that it would protect out-of-town gun owners who unintentionally violate a local ordinance while passing through a city.

Many officials from Omaha and Lincoln oppose the bill, arguing it would deprive them of important local ordinances that curb gang violence.