I got a call from Dave Aiazzi who is a Reno city councilmen and sits on the RTC Board, He said he was a little confused as to what I was trying to say in my e-mail :banghead:
As we where talking he stated that NRS244.360 was for countys with over 400,000 people, at this point I told him I was busy with something and asked if he would call back in 1 hr, which he did
When he hung up I started to research how many people where in Washoe county via the US Census and found out there were about 421,000 people here in 2010!
He called back and we got to talking about this and I mentioned that there where over 400,000 people in Washoe county and then he tells me about a bill that went thru the the Legislature this year that changed it to 700,000, but he could not tell me what bill it was or if it passed.
He then asked me to show up to the meeting on Wed 9-28 to put public comment in to the RTC which I was going to do but found out this is a Bicycle/Pedestrian meeting so I think I will wait till Friday 9-30 and attend the Board meeting.
After I got off the phone, I checked the Legislature website and found AB545, and sure enough they changed the 400,000 to 700,000 in NRS244.360, NRS268.418, and NRS269.222. And yes it did pass and is Effective July 1, 2011.
So I got a little upset and figured that I might not be able to get this changed and we would not be able to ride public transportation and be able to protect ourselves, but then ..... :idea:
Read this and tell me what you think, and keep in mind that Washoe county only has about 421,000 people in it (i also changed the 400,000 to 700,000 so it reads like it should from July 1 2011 on):
NRS 244.364 Limited authority to regulate firearms; restrictions concerning registration of certain firearms in county whose population is 700,000 or more.
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as are necessary to regulate the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transportation, registration and licensing of firearms and ammunition in Nevada, and no county may infringe upon those rights and powers. As used in this subsection, “firearm” means any weapon from which a projectile is discharged by means of an explosive, spring, gas, air or other force.
2. A board of county commissioners may proscribe by ordinance or regulation the unsafe discharge of firearms.
3. If a board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 700,000 or more has required by ordinance or regulation adopted before June 13, 1989, the registration of a firearm capable of being concealed, the board of county commissioners shall amend such an ordinance or regulation to require:
(a) A period of at least 60 days of residency in the county before registration of such a firearm is required.
(b) A period of at least 72 hours for the registration of a pistol by a resident of the county upon transfer of title to the pistol to the resident by purchase, gift or any other transfer.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, as used in this section:
(a) “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel by the force of any explosion or other form of combustion.
(b) “Firearm capable of being concealed” includes all firearms having a barrel less than 12 inches in length.
(c) “Pistol” means a firearm capable of being concealed that is intended to be aimed and fired with one hand.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 652; A 2007, 1289)
Tell me if you see what I see!!
and Yes I am going to the RTC board meeting on the 30th, It starts at 8:30 am, Anybody want to join me?
