{"id":15158,"date":"2018-12-07T01:39:10","date_gmt":"2018-12-07T08:39:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/politicalhat.com\/?p=15158"},"modified":"2018-12-07T01:39:10","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T08:39:10","slug":"the-coming-assault-on-the-2nd-amendment-in-nevada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/2018\/12\/07\/the-coming-assault-on-the-2nd-amendment-in-nevada\/","title":{"rendered":"The Coming Assault on the 2nd Amendment in Nevada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With the election of Steve <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">Sleestak<\/span> <em>Sisolak<\/em> to the Governorship of Nevada (the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly a quarter of a century) combined with Democrats newly gained supermajority in the state Assembly (they missed out winning a supermajority in the state Senate by only 24 total votes), the Democrats in Nevada are poised to turn this once purple state a deep shade of blue. This is the first time the Democrats have won a trifecta in Nevada since before the end of the Cold War.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2427\" src=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2nd-ammendment.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2nd-ammendment.jpg 440w, https:\/\/impeachreno.org\/politicalhat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/2nd-ammendment-300x162.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;And what is high up on Sisolak&#8217;s agenda? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/news\/best-states\/nevada\/articles\/2018-11-29\/tougher-gun-laws-among-new-nevada-governors-top-priorities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eviscerating the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Amendment<\/a> (as well as Article I, Section 11 of the Nevada Constitution):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Gov.-elect Steve Sisolak says tougher gun laws are one of his top priorities as he takes the top office in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;Sisolak told The Associated Press that he wants to see the state ban assault weapons, silencers and bump stocks, which the gunman used in the Las Vegas shooting to modify his guns to mimic the firing of a fully automatic weapon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!--more-->&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If you want a preview of what this means for the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> Amendment, just look at the insane hellhole that California has become.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A little mood music:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YlUKcNNmywk\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PoliticHatblog\"><meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ThePoliticalhat\"><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Coming Assault on the 2nd Amendment in Nevada\"><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"With the election of Steve Sisolak to the Governorship of Nevada (the first Democrat to win the seat in nearly a quarter of a century) combined with Democrats newly gained supermajority in the state Assembly (they missed out winning a supermajority in the state Senate by only 24 total votes), the Democrats in Nevada are poised to turn this once purple state a deep shade of blue.  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