NEVADA - WRITE YOUR SHERIFF ASKING FOR NO FURTHER DELAY ON BATFE CCW BACKGROUND CHECKS

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION ILA

Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Delay Vote on Major CCW Reform

Please contact your county Sheriff TODAY!

During its annual meeting last month, the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association tabled a motion that would have authorized the group's representatives to send a letter to the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (BATFE) asking them to re-instate the instant background check exemption for Nevada concealed carry weapons (CCW) permit holders. During the 2011 legislative session, the Nevada legislature passed Assembly Bill 282, which requires a background check on CCW permit renewals. AB 282 was signed into law by Governor Brian Sandoval on June 17.

According to those who attended last month’s meeting, the "vote to authorize a formal letter" was delayed until the September 17 meeting in Fallon so the sheriffs could "evaluate the impact the NICS exemption would have on their agencies."

This lack of action on the part of the sheriffs is extremely troubling as Nevada's CCW permit holders have been eagerly anticipating the renewal of the NICS exemption, and state legislators who voted to support AB 282 did so with the understanding that this was a top priority for the Department of Public Safety and the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association. In fact, enactment of the provisions in AB 282 took effect on July 1 for the purpose of "fast-tracking" the application for exemption to BATFE.

If the formal letter from the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Association to BATFE requesting the re-instatement of the NICS exemption is not sent soon, Nevada’s CCW permit holders are subject to months of additional background check fees on firearm purchases.

Please politely contact your county Sheriff NOW and ask him to move forward with the request to BATFE without delay and without an unnecessary vote. The only vote that counted was the overwhelming mandate from the Nevada Legislature and Governor Sandoval enacting AB 282! Contact information for your county Sheriff is below:

Nevada Sheriffs:

Carson City

Sheriff Kenneth Furlong
Phone: (775) 887-2020 ext. 1703
Email: kfurlong@carson.org

Churchill County

Sheriff Ben Trotter 
Phone: (775) 423-3116
Email: sheriff@cccomm.net

Clark County

Sheriff Douglas C Gillespie
Non-emergency: (702) 828-3231
Email: sheriff@lvmpd.com

Douglas County

Sheriff Ron Pierini
Phone: (775) 782-9900

Email: rpierini@co.douglas.nv.us

Elko County

Sheriff James Pitts
Phone: (775) 738-3421

Email: elkosheriff@elkocountynv.net

Esmeralda County

Sheriff Kenneth Elgan
Phone: (775) 485-6373

Email: ecso@frontiernet.net

Eureka County

Sheriff Kenneth E Jones
Phone: (775) 237-5330

Email: kjones.ecso@eurekanv.org

Humboldt County

Sheriff Ed Kilgore
Phone: (775) 623-6419
Email: h101@hcsonv.com

Lander County

Sheriff Ron Unger

Phone: (775) 635-5161

Email: sheriffunger@landerso.org

Lincoln County

Sheriff Kerry Lee

Phone: (775) 962-5151

Email: klee@lcso-nv.org

Lyon County

Sheriff Allen Veil
Phone: (775)463-6600
Email: aveil@lyon-county.org

Mineral County

Sheriff Michael Dillard

Phone: (775) 945-2434

Email: mdillard@mineralcountynv.org

This alert is posted to www.nraila.org/Legislation/Read.aspx?ID=7019