Comments in another thread prompted me to start this thread....

What do you think the chances are of long gun registration anytime soon?

My thoughts:

Clark County has handgun registration. However, the counties can't make up new gun control laws due to state pre-emtion. Clark County's handgun predates the state pre-emption law, and is therefore grandfathered in.

I doubt that there is support at the state level for firearm registration.

At the national level, suprisingly, there has never been enough support for firearm registration to make it possible. I don't see this changing in the near future.

What do you think?

In the state of Nevada, the big driving force for any criminal legislation, or in this case long gun registration, will be the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).  In my research, in the past, any proposed legislation has to be presented as a solution to a problem.

That said, one would have to analyze the crime situation in the Las Vegas Valley to determine if the there is a critical criminal misuse of long guns (a problem); if so, then LVMPD would have the argument to the state legislature to allow long gun registration (the solution).  

Have just lived in Las Vegas for the last seven years, I did not notice the overwhelming criminal abuse of long guns to justify the registration thereof.  Perhaps LVMPD could make the argument that the current handgun registration (Blue Card) system is effective in tracking stolen handguns and monitoring the sale or transfer handguns; and therefore, this crime fighting effectiveness needs to be, or should be, applied to long guns.

A big red flag for long gun registration would be open talk by the police department administrators or politicians suggesting or wishing for such authority.  So far, I have not seen Sheriff Young or Mayor Goodman, or the Clark County Commissioners state any desire for long gun registration (unless I have missed something).

If this law ever passes, this will be another step closer to becoming another California.  I pray one day we will be able to get back some of our rights back, like getting rid of North Town's Bull Shit Gun Laws.

Whole State is Going to Hell

I know it's mostly in jest, but I wanted to respond to the "going to hell" and "becoming another California" comments.  I really love this state, so I almost take jabs against it personally.

Even with stuff like this going on, I have to say, Nevada is still a highly liberal (in the classical sense) state.  In fact, off the top of my head, I cannot think of a more liberal state than the one we live in.

So don't be a negative Nancy... unlike the other 49, we live free. =)

Why do some Clark County gun owners feel that long gun registratiion is comming?