Lawsuit Filed Over Background Check Law Blocked by N.V. Gov. Sandoval

By John Crump

By John Crump

U.S.A. –-(Ammoland.com)- In the wake of the Nevada shooting where Stephen Paddock killed 58 people the group, Nevadans for Background Checks filed a lawsuit over an unimplemented background check law. The law, which would require background checks for private sales in Nevada, was passed by the voters as a ballot issue last November has gone unimplemented in the state. Governor Brian Sandoval and Attorney General Adam Laxalt have blocked the law’s implementation.

The lawsuit seeks to do one of two things. The first would be to compel Gov Sandoval to implement the measure as passed, or have the court issue a declaratory judgment striking any unenforceable portions of the law. The suit reads, “This case is about the refusal of the governor of Nevada to discharge one of his most fundamental constitutional obligations — to see that the laws of this state are faithfully executed.”

At issue is the fact that the law would …Read the Rest

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