In 2015, Nevada Governor, Brian Sandoval signed legislation making it illegal for people convicted of a misdemeanor battery domestic violence charge to possess a firearm. Although it's a covert one, it is none-the-less a real attack on the 2nd amendment. Keep in mind that Nevada Revised Statutes state that if police respond to a "domestic violence" incident, one or more parties must be taken into custody and booked into jail on a "domestic violence" charge. Furthermore, if a person could not afford to bail out of jail within 72 hours and the DA throws out a "deal", the inmate may be quick to take it. Often it comes under the "selling points" that if the defendant just pleads "no contest," he can avoid jail time, take some anger management classes, get an immediate release from jail, and maybe pay a modest fine. Sometimes even if the arrestee is completely innocent. On it's face it may look okay, but in reality, that defendant now has a domestic violence conviction that could preclude him from practicing his second amendment rights.
With the economy in dire straights for 7 + years now (despite rosy, boasts of Nevada unemployment rate below 6%) the possibilities for things happening to innocent individuals are real. If they look to save money on bail to take a "deal" and get released, the temptation to do it is perhaps too much. Circumstances like the the example above are likely occurring weekly here. What are your thoughts?
With the economy in dire straights for 7 + years now (despite rosy, boasts of Nevada unemployment rate below 6%) the possibilities for things happening to innocent individuals are real. If they look to save money on bail to take a "deal" and get released, the temptation to do it is perhaps too much. Circumstances like the the example above are likely occurring weekly here. What are your thoughts?
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