Nevada Gun Laws Under Microscope Following Gilroy Shooting

By Tom Knighton

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It’s far too normal for gun laws in one state to be impacted by the actions of someone in another state. The mass shooting committed by someone in Florida can lead to “Do Something” legislation in states on the opposite side of the country and has.

Now, Nevada gun laws are under the microscope to some degree following the Gilroy shooting. The reason isn’t just because of what happened in Gilroy, but what happened in Nevada before then.

The latest attack happened Sunday in Gilroy, California, after a 19-year-old shooter snuck onto the grounds of the Gilroy Garlic Festival and killed three people. He carried out the massacre using an AK-47 style rifle — a weapon that officials say can’t be legally purchased or transported into California.

But the man bought the rifle legally in Nevada. And so the shooting will no doubt focus a spotlight on Nevada’s gun laws, some of which are among the nation’s least restrictive.

When a gun show takes place in Nevada, rates of gun deaths and injuries rise in neighboring California during the next two weeks, according …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms