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Hi folks,
Clark County prohibits guns in parks under ordinance 19.04.060. Check out the Clark County Park Police web site.
http://www.accessclarkcounty.com/de...arkpolice/Pages/clark_county_park_police.aspx
There is nothing specific in municipal code, but I've been promised this is valid and I'll be kidnapped by park police, and my gun stolen, probably at gun point, and the DA would have to sort it all out. The DA confirms they would prosecute on this charge, but agreed to ask the AG for an opinion as to whether preemption overrides their rule.
The DA promised in writing to abide by the official AG opinion. So if they come back agreeing that preemption overrides their rule, Clark County will lift the restriction, or at least cease to enforce it.
The AG office has been working on this since July 5, 2009. I contacted the AG's office Monday and heard back from them that their official opinion is in "final review". Unfortunately, it's been in that same status since November. I've contacted them twice a month since then, and it's been the same status. It was apparently in Ms. Cortez-Masto's hands two weeks ago, but so far nothing has changed.
I encourage everyone here to contact
Ms. Ladich at the Attorney General's office. Her office is responsible for getting this letter released. Her number is
775-684-4606. Feel free to contact her and request to know when this opinion should be released.
And there is no guarantee the AG is even going to interpret the law correctly. If they come back saying preemption does not override Clark County's municipal code, I'm afraid we're back to square one. We can try to lobby the Clark County commissioners, although that's very unlikely to be successful. But this could be a good thing.
I suggest we go to the next legislature and explain that counties are still ignoring state law, claiming it's vague. We need something clear and strong. No more of this special exception nonsense for registration. No gun laws except state gun laws. Period. If Clark County is going to play this two faced game of "state law says we can have registration" but "state law is too vague about whether we can prohibit guns in parks" we force their hand on both.
Reintroduce SB92 as originally introduced in 2007 and amend it to:
Repeal NRS 244.364(3).
Repeal NRS 268.418(3).
Repeal NRS 269.222(3).
This will eliminate Clark County's pistol registration and also and confusion as to what they can regulate.
Tim