Nevada legislature blocks governor approving guns to those convicted of hate crimes after prison
Source: raw story
Sarah K. Burris May 29, 2023, 3:48 PM ET
The Nevada Independent reported Monday that the state Senate passed a veto override of Gov. Joe Lombardo (R-NV), who blocked a set of gun safety laws that would stop those convicted of a hate crime in the last ten years from getting a gun.
There were three Democrat-proposed gun control measures, the report explained, and the GOP governor vetoed all of them.
“I will not support legislation that infringes on the constitutional rights of Nevadans,” Lombardo said in a release Wednesday. “As I stated in my letters, much of the legislation I vetoed today is in direct conflict with legal precedent and established constitutional protections. Therefore, I cannot support them.”
The other gun legislation would criminalize bringing a gun within 100 feet of an election site and a measure that would raise the legal age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle and shotgun to 21. That bill also sought to close legal loopholes that allow for so-called "ghost guns."
Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/gun-safety-2660718443/
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