NEVADAS NEW GUN BACKGROUND CHECK LAW ENDS BEFORE IT BEGINS

[TupperHappy]

http://m.reviewjournal.com/local/nevada/nevada-s-new-gun-background-check-law-ends-it-begins

By SANDRA CHEREB and WESLEY JUHL
REVIEW-JOURNAL CAPITAL BUREAU

CARSON CITY — A new Nevada law requiring background checks for private party gun sales was deemed unenforceable Wednesday, days before it was to take effect because the FBI refuses to conduct them and the state lacks authority to do so.

The opinion issued by the office of Republican Attorney General Adam Laxalt left gun enthusiasts elated and proponents of background checks reeling from the blow of another setback — the second since 2013 when a bill requiring universal screenings was passed by the Legislature but vetoed by Gov. Brian Sandoval.

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“The Background Check Act mandates that the FBI conduct all background checks for personal transfers,” Monica Moazez, spokeswoman for the attorney general’s office, said in a statement. “The FBI, on Dec. 14, informed the Department of Public Safety that it will not conduct these background checks.

“Accordingly, the official Attorney General Opinion concludes that without this central feature … the Background Check Act cannot commence.”

(Remainder at link.)

To force compliance with the new UBGC law where the FBI has flatly stated they will not be conducting the background checks, means that private gun sales in NV would be effectively outlawed.

One gets a sense that, for some in the "gun safety" crowd, this is not a bug, but a feature.

But remember, no one wants to take away our guns. #sarcasm