Nevada: Battle-Tested State Becomes Battleground for Second Amendment Rights

The election is over, but national gun control groups are already setting their sights on Nevada and the state’s Second Amendment rights.

Based on a National Rifle Association report, firearm restriction advocacy outlet The Trace pointed out on November 11 that Nevada is positioned for potential new gun limits following the electoral win of Governor-elect Aaron Ford. For the past four years, Governor Joe Lombardo stood between law-abiding Nevadans and numerous anti-gun proposals passed by the Legislature. With Ford preparing to take office, that critical safeguard is coming to an end.

The Trace appears to view the loss of that safeguard as an opportunity, declaring that Ford’s election removes that bottleneck and could possibly set up a scenario similar to the one seen earlier this year in Virginia.

GIFFORDS quickly made its intentions known. Following Ford’s win, the group published a statement on November 4 welcoming the chance to collaborate with the incoming government on new firearm restrictions.

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Opponents of firearms and gun control advocates in Nevada are moving swiftly to curtail the ability of law-abiding residents to possess and carry weapons.

“I simply cannot stand by and watch a right guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States come under attack from those who either can’t understand it, don’t like the sound of it, or find themselves too philosophically squeamish to see why it remains the first among equals: Because it is the right we turn to when all else fails. That’s why the Second Amendment is America’s first freedom,” Charlton Heston, former NRA President, declared.

That same resolve guides the NRA today. The group affirmed that it will forcefully fight bills targeting the Second Amendment, push back against any measures limiting lawful residents’ liberties, and remain steadfast in protecting the constitutional safeguards generations have fought to preserve.