***NOTE: I do NOT know if he endorses the NSCA position or was merely passing it along to concerned individuals.****
I received the following from Sen Settlemeyer today. It confirms the passage of SB76 "as introduced" and a new letter from the NSCA asking for among other things non-judicial power to remove peoples civil rights by allowing law enforcement and mental health professionals to add people to NICS.
I wrote him back as follows:
From: Joe M. [mailto:joefm@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 3:45 PM
To: Settelmeyer, James Senator
Subject: Re: Firearms Legislative Update.
Senator Settlemeyer:
I have deep concerns regarding the letter from the NSCA, specifically the following:
"We have all seen what persons who have mental illness, who are users of illegal controlled substances or are members of criminal gangs can do with weapons in their hands; any weapons, not just firearms. As it currently stands, many of these individuals are not entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for a wide variety of reasons. This issue must be addressed at both the national, state and local levels.
***HIPAA must be amended to allow or even mandate reporting of the mentally ill by certain health care providers.****
Courts must ensure the entry of persons who have been adjudicated mentally ill or convicted of disqualifying crimes. ***Persons who have been validated as criminal gang members should be prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms.***
Local jurisdictions must make NICS entry a top priority. Information systems must be utilized to their utmost potential."
1) Please explain to me why these sheriffs dis-honor themselves, their oaths, and their offices by continually wanting to remove certain individuals human rights w/o due process under the Constitution of the United States.
2) Do you support them in this behavior/attitude and are you advocating making sheriffs and medical officials judge, jury, & executioner?
3) As passed SB76 appears to outlaw the carrying of cased long guns. I would think this should be addressed.
Joe
On 3/4/2013 3:13 PM, Settelmeyer, James Senator wrote:
Legislative Update
I am sending this email to you to keep you informed about firearm legislation.
Good news SB76 passed unanimously on the Senate floor today. Now it goes to the Assembly for a hearing.
S.B. 76 Revises provisions governing permits to carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-37) Senator Settelmeyer
On February 4th I introduced SB76 that seeks to change the law so that a person could qualify, by taking a concealed carry weapons course, with one handgun and legally carry concealed any handgun with a Nevada concealed permit. This bill if passed would eliminate the current requirement that a person to qualify with either a semi-auto and a revolver if they wish to carry both. After all the DMV does NOT make you pass the test with an automatic and a stick shift. It has been referred to Senate Judiciary.
The following is a link to view or submit your opinion on legislation.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/77th2013/A/
I will continue to send out emails on gun legislation to keep you informed. If you do not wish to receive these emails please respond with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Here are the other bills that are out on firearms. Clicking on the blue section below will take you to the specific bill.
AB143 by Assemblywomen Fiore, the Campus Carry bill.
SB137 by Senator Gustavson, the Constitutional Carry bill.
Here is a letter that the Sheriffs and Chiefs sent out today.
NEVADA SHERIFFS' LETTER TO CONSTITUENTS
The United States Constitution is the foundation upon which this great
Country of ours is built. It is what binds us together as one people. The
Sheriffs of the State of Nevada are Constitutional Officers, sworn to
uphold the Constitution of this State and this Country.
In recent months, tragic events have occurred causing much discussion
pertaining to firearms issues and the Second Amendment. Information
is being distributed at a rapid pace, some factual, some controversial
and some without merit. While firearms will certainly be discussed as
part of any conversation dealing with these events, other issues such as
mental health, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) illegal use of controlled substances, and criminal gang violence
must be included as integral parts of these conversations.
We have all seen what persons who have mental illness, who are users
of illegal controlled substances or are members of criminal gangs can
do with weapons in their hands; any weapons, not just firearms. As it
currently stands, many of these individuals are not entered into the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for a wide
variety of reasons. This issue must be addressed at both the national,
state and local levels. HIPAA must be amended to allow or even
mandate reporting of the mentally ill by certain health care providers.
Courts must ensure the entry of persons who have been adjudicated
mentally ill or convicted of disqualifying crimes. Persons who have been
validated as criminal gang members should be prohibited from
purchasing or possessing firearms. Local jurisdictions must make NICS
entry a top priority. Information systems must be utilized to their
utmost potential.
The Sheriffs of the State of Nevada do not believe that the answer to
this issue includes making criminals out of otherwise law-abiding
citizens. As the old saying goes, "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws
will have guns". The answer lies within a myriad of approaches
including education, addressing violence, keeping firearms out of the
hands of the mentally ill, criminal gang members, and illegal controlled
substance users, as well as prosecuting and incarcerating those who
use firearms to commit crimes.
While there are certainly those who believe these rights under the
Constitution are soon to be lost, we believe a systematic logical
approach to the issue is warranted, and will work to preserve these
rights. The Sheriffs of the State of Nevada are here to enforce the laws
and uphold the Constitutions of this State and this Country. We will do
so with all persons, while still protecting our Second Amendment
freedoms.
The Second Amendment is important to us, and we as Sheriffs will
uphold all that it stands for. We will work within the law and not
succumb to perceived threats, rumor, false, or malicious information to
weight our decision making process.
We as Nevada Sheriffs support The Right to Bear Arms, and we will do
all within our power to uphold and defend its principles.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie
Churchill County Sheriff Ben Trotter
Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini
County Sheriff James Pitts
Esmeralda County Sheriff Ken Elgan
Eureka County Sheriff Ken Jones
Humboldt County Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger
Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee
Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil
Mineral County Sheriff Mike Dillard
Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo
Pershing County Sheriff Richard Machado
Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro
Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley
White Pine County Sheriff Dan Watts
I received the following from Sen Settlemeyer today. It confirms the passage of SB76 "as introduced" and a new letter from the NSCA asking for among other things non-judicial power to remove peoples civil rights by allowing law enforcement and mental health professionals to add people to NICS.
I wrote him back as follows:
From: Joe M. [mailto:joefm@sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 3:45 PM
To: Settelmeyer, James Senator
Subject: Re: Firearms Legislative Update.
Senator Settlemeyer:
I have deep concerns regarding the letter from the NSCA, specifically the following:
"We have all seen what persons who have mental illness, who are users of illegal controlled substances or are members of criminal gangs can do with weapons in their hands; any weapons, not just firearms. As it currently stands, many of these individuals are not entered into the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for a wide variety of reasons. This issue must be addressed at both the national, state and local levels.
***HIPAA must be amended to allow or even mandate reporting of the mentally ill by certain health care providers.****
Courts must ensure the entry of persons who have been adjudicated mentally ill or convicted of disqualifying crimes. ***Persons who have been validated as criminal gang members should be prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms.***
Local jurisdictions must make NICS entry a top priority. Information systems must be utilized to their utmost potential."
1) Please explain to me why these sheriffs dis-honor themselves, their oaths, and their offices by continually wanting to remove certain individuals human rights w/o due process under the Constitution of the United States.
2) Do you support them in this behavior/attitude and are you advocating making sheriffs and medical officials judge, jury, & executioner?
3) As passed SB76 appears to outlaw the carrying of cased long guns. I would think this should be addressed.
Joe
On 3/4/2013 3:13 PM, Settelmeyer, James Senator wrote:
Legislative Update
I am sending this email to you to keep you informed about firearm legislation.
Good news SB76 passed unanimously on the Senate floor today. Now it goes to the Assembly for a hearing.
S.B. 76 Revises provisions governing permits to carry concealed firearms. (BDR 15-37) Senator Settelmeyer
On February 4th I introduced SB76 that seeks to change the law so that a person could qualify, by taking a concealed carry weapons course, with one handgun and legally carry concealed any handgun with a Nevada concealed permit. This bill if passed would eliminate the current requirement that a person to qualify with either a semi-auto and a revolver if they wish to carry both. After all the DMV does NOT make you pass the test with an automatic and a stick shift. It has been referred to Senate Judiciary.
The following is a link to view or submit your opinion on legislation.
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/Opinions/77th2013/A/
I will continue to send out emails on gun legislation to keep you informed. If you do not wish to receive these emails please respond with UNSUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Here are the other bills that are out on firearms. Clicking on the blue section below will take you to the specific bill.
AB143 by Assemblywomen Fiore, the Campus Carry bill.
SB137 by Senator Gustavson, the Constitutional Carry bill.
Here is a letter that the Sheriffs and Chiefs sent out today.
NEVADA SHERIFFS' LETTER TO CONSTITUENTS
The United States Constitution is the foundation upon which this great
Country of ours is built. It is what binds us together as one people. The
Sheriffs of the State of Nevada are Constitutional Officers, sworn to
uphold the Constitution of this State and this Country.
In recent months, tragic events have occurred causing much discussion
pertaining to firearms issues and the Second Amendment. Information
is being distributed at a rapid pace, some factual, some controversial
and some without merit. While firearms will certainly be discussed as
part of any conversation dealing with these events, other issues such as
mental health, The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA) illegal use of controlled substances, and criminal gang violence
must be included as integral parts of these conversations.
We have all seen what persons who have mental illness, who are users
of illegal controlled substances or are members of criminal gangs can
do with weapons in their hands; any weapons, not just firearms. As it
currently stands, many of these individuals are not entered into the
National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS) for a wide
variety of reasons. This issue must be addressed at both the national,
state and local levels. HIPAA must be amended to allow or even
mandate reporting of the mentally ill by certain health care providers.
Courts must ensure the entry of persons who have been adjudicated
mentally ill or convicted of disqualifying crimes. Persons who have been
validated as criminal gang members should be prohibited from
purchasing or possessing firearms. Local jurisdictions must make NICS
entry a top priority. Information systems must be utilized to their
utmost potential.
The Sheriffs of the State of Nevada do not believe that the answer to
this issue includes making criminals out of otherwise law-abiding
citizens. As the old saying goes, "When guns are outlawed, only outlaws
will have guns". The answer lies within a myriad of approaches
including education, addressing violence, keeping firearms out of the
hands of the mentally ill, criminal gang members, and illegal controlled
substance users, as well as prosecuting and incarcerating those who
use firearms to commit crimes.
While there are certainly those who believe these rights under the
Constitution are soon to be lost, we believe a systematic logical
approach to the issue is warranted, and will work to preserve these
rights. The Sheriffs of the State of Nevada are here to enforce the laws
and uphold the Constitutions of this State and this Country. We will do
so with all persons, while still protecting our Second Amendment
freedoms.
The Second Amendment is important to us, and we as Sheriffs will
uphold all that it stands for. We will work within the law and not
succumb to perceived threats, rumor, false, or malicious information to
weight our decision making process.
We as Nevada Sheriffs support The Right to Bear Arms, and we will do
all within our power to uphold and defend its principles.
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong
Clark County Sheriff Doug Gillespie
Churchill County Sheriff Ben Trotter
Douglas County Sheriff Ron Pierini
County Sheriff James Pitts
Esmeralda County Sheriff Ken Elgan
Eureka County Sheriff Ken Jones
Humboldt County Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Lander County Sheriff Ron Unger
Lincoln County Sheriff Kerry Lee
Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil
Mineral County Sheriff Mike Dillard
Nye County Sheriff Tony DeMeo
Pershing County Sheriff Richard Machado
Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro
Washoe County Sheriff Mike Haley
White Pine County Sheriff Dan Watts