Bill to streamline weapons permits heard in Senate

TahoeBonanza.com ^ | 17 Feb 2011 | Sandra Chereb

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CARSON CITY, Nev. — A bill to streamline concealed weapon permit requirements in Nevada received strong support Wednesday in a Senate committee. Backers said allowing permit holders to qualify for a type of weapon, as opposed to specific makes and models, would save time and money.

SB126 is sponsored by Sens. James Settelmeyer, R-Minden, and John Lee, D-North Las Vegas.

Under current law, a permit holder must qualify on each individual weapon they want to carry concealed, even if they are similar. The bill would allow qualification for a type of weapon — such as a revolver or semi-automatic. But permit holders would then be allowed to carry any firearm within those categories.

“Many people have more firearms than they can list on the back of their card,” said Richard Brengman, a Douglas County firearms dealer. “There is really no significant different between one semi-automatic and another.”

Frank Adams, with the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association, said the bill is supported by law enforcement agencies.

Permit holders are required to complete a course in firearm safety. Permits are issued by the county sheriff, who can deny or revoke a permit if a person has outstanding arrest warrant; has been declared mentally incompetent by a court; been committed to a mental facility within five years; has a known history of drug or alcohol abuse; or has a felony arrest record.

Fingerprints also are required and background checks are conducted.

The law allows sheriff's to charge permit fees up to $60.

Bob Irwin, owner of the Gun Store in Las Vegas, supported the measure even though it would reduce revenue he receives from customers who receive weapon permit training at his establishment.

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Read article to find out about the ONE PERSON that objected to the bill.

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I was there, that one person may be mentally deficient, I mean that sincerely.

He was unable to follow very basic instructions, speaking during the Proponents time.
He also made several clearly untrue statement, was not at all knowledgeable on the current law, and spewed irrelevant demands for gun registration along with his emotional drivel.