LINCOLN — Nebraska’s representatives stayed with their fellow Republicans and voted against two gun control bills that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

Both Reps. Don Bacon and Adrian Smith, R-Neb., voted against H.R. 7910, which would raise the age limit for purchasing a semiautomatic rifle and prohibit the sale of ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 15 rounds. The bill passed in the House Wednesday night.

Thursday morning, the House also passed H.R. 2377, referred to as a red-flag bill, which would allow families, police and others to ask federal courts to order the removal of firearms from people at extreme risk of harming themselves or others. Bacon and Smith also voted against that bill.

Both bills passed on largely party-line votes, with five Republicans joining nearly every Democrat to vote in favor of both measures, according to...