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By Anjeanette Damon (contact) 
Friday, Feb. 1, 2013 | 2 a.m.
Carson City — The tedious and sometimes politically explosive process of crafting the state budget will dominate both legislative houses and headlines over the next 120 days. But as lawmakers slog through the decisions about what to fund, expect a number of socially contentious issues to pull at their attention. From gun control to gay marriage, lawmakers will become embroiled in a slew of difficult issues that will attract more attention from constituents than will the state budget, but legislative leaders in both houses and in both parties say the debates over such social issues won't distract from their priorities: the budget, education ...
I hope Horne realizes the career-ending results of going against public desires regarding guns. If not, we'll have someone in the seat that understands following the next election.
Horne will be voted out simply for proposing this legislation. This is Nevada, NOT California, we like our guns and freedom here and ANY infringement will not be complied with or tolerarted
Bye Bye Horne!
Horne needs to join Brooks on the mentally disabled list. What does enacting an excise tax on guns and ammo that would fund mental health treatment in Nevada have to do with mental health? He should enact an excise tax on illegal drugs because they create a lot of the mental problems. We already have to register our pistols. Then again, Horne probably wants to take away guns from the good people and only let the bad guys have them. Horne should move to Chicago where they really have gun control to see what it's like.
"Horne is proposing legislation that would require statewide gun registration, prohibit the possession of armor-piercing ammunition, and enact an excise tax on guns and ammo that would fund mental health treatment in Nevada. Horne also wants to close the so-called gun show loophole, requiring private sellers to obtain a background check on their customers."
Not freaking likely. There is already a ban on "armor-piercing ammunition" for handguns at the federal level. Rifle ammo is exempted, of course, because almost all mid-to-high powered rifles shooting FMJ ammo can pierce most soft body armor. Libs want to ban hollowpoint ammo as "anti-personnel" ammo and FMJ ammo as "armor piercing". The only one that needs to be pierced are the libs themselves.
Can't wait to see the reaction from the public next election as the Libs try to push gun control in Nevada. Lets see Reid jump on board. LOL
Gay marriage? What the hell are they discussing that for? That issue was already decided by the people of Nevada and is part of the state Constitution.
Lawmakers have nothing to do with this. The people of Nevada have spoken. Buh bye.
If somebody has a complaint about the Nevada Constitution, then go through the process to AMEND it, otherwise, buh bye.
@lovinglife: Dems seem to take issue with any constitution and prefer to write their own laws.
"Gay marriage? ... That issue was already decided by the people of Nevada and is part of the state Constitution. Lawmakers have nothing to do with this. The people of Nevada have spoken. Buh bye."
lovinglife -- despite how distasteful your post may be, good point. People keep forgetting Nevada has a Constitution and for the most part it's far more relevant than its federal counterpart. On the flip side, no one's freedoms are determined by other's opinions. Jim Crow laws were what "the people" spoke, too. And by the way, the basics of gay marriage were settled by the U.S. Supremes in the 60s with Loving v. Virginia.
"The fact that society may find speech offensive is not a sufficient reason for suppressing it. Indeed, if it is the speaker's opinion that gives offense, that consequence is a reason for according it constitutional protection. For it is a central tenet of the First Amendment that the government must remain neutral in the marketplace of ideas." -- Hustler Magazine and Larry C. Flynt v. Jerry Falwell, 485 U.S. 46, 55-6 (1988)
"enact an excise tax on guns and ammo that would fund mental health treatment in Nevada."
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Communism! Socialistic Fascism!
I got no problem taxing the gun nuts, their own ranting will bring that about..
Are we still the land of the "free" when we are being held hostage to the open threats of violence by the gun thugs and the mafia NRA?
Is it still a "democracy" when the most violent people DICTATE to the overall population what they are going to do?
People - it's time to stand up to the gun thugs the same we stood up to Hitler and to Stallin.
Nevada should keep it's nasty Marriage law on the books. You had a chance to lead. You failed. You called yourselves libertarian yet you let Jim Gibbons and John Ensign lead you by the nose. They took your money, your vote, and betrayed you. Robert and I have been together for 20 years, we married in Canada instead, we have our toothless Domestic Partnership here, but we won't look to Nevada for any change. Let the leaders lead... NY,WA,ME,MD,DC,IA,DE,NH,CT,VT. Next up this year IL,HI,OR...and Prop 8 is dead in CA. Bummer, NV
"enact an excise tax on guns and ammo that would fund mental health treatment in Nevada"
Enact a tax to fund ouster of politicians who are out of tune with public.
Governor Sandoval, please veto this.
Concur that discussing gay marriage is redundant as the people of Nevada have spoken.
Don't like it?
"they gotta get up out of here"
Chris Culliver ... quote of the year!
Where is horne from & lets get rid of him