Nevada Legislature Adjourns Sine Die with Governor Signing Critical Gun Legislation

By Justin Stakes

Fairfax, VA -(AmmoLand.com)- Late Monday night, the Nevada Legislature adjourned their legislative session sine die and today, Governor Brian Sandoval signed pro-gun Senate Bill 175 and Senate Bill 240 into law.

The 2015 legislative session was a successful year for gun owners in the Silver State as huge improvements were made to Nevada’s gun laws.

Please thank Governor Sandoval for signing both SB 175 and SB 240.

• Governor Brian Sandoval:
  
• (775) 684-5670
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SB 175 makes drastic improvements to Nevada’s gun laws. This is done by improving Nevada’s preemption statutes, ensuring consistency in gun laws throughout the Silver State and most importantly, abolishing handgun registration in Clark County. SB 175 also improves the self-defense statutes by extending the castle doctrine to include automobiles, protects from civil liability those who have used force justifiably, and creates a rebuttable presumption in state law for when a person is acting in self-defense. Finally, SB 175 expands the list of out-of-state permits that will be recognized to carry concealed in Nevada.

SB 175 passed the Assembly on May 22 with a 25-17 vote and was signed by Governor …read more

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