The Nevada Assembly passed legislation banning individuals under the age of 21 from owning semiautomatic firearms.
“Assembly Bill 245 is now awaiting a vote in the Senate after passing the Assembly by a vote of 27-15,” KOLO reports.
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KOLO reports:
The bill mandates that any person found guilty of violating this law will be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
For second offenses, the guilty person will be guilty of a category B felony and shall be imprisoned for at least one year and may be fined a max of $5,000.
NV Dems Pass Bill Barring People Under 21 From Owning Semiautomatics https://t.co/d6SyXm8bS4 via @BreitbartNews
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The Nevada Assembly just approved a new bill that would ban anyone under 21 from owning semiautomatic guns.
Assembly Bill 245, sponsored by Assemblymember Sandra Jauregui, the Democratic Majority Floor Leader, passed with a 27-15 vote and is now moving to the Senate.
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The bill reads:
AN ACT relating to firearms; prohibiting a person who is less than 21 years of age from possessing certain firearms; making it unlawful to aid or knowingly permit a person who is less than 21 years of age to possess a firearm under certain circumstances; prohibiting the sale or barter of certain firearms to a person who is less than 21 years of age; revising provisions relating to the storage of a firearm; revising provisions relating to the handling, possession or control of a firearm by certain children; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
Per Breitbart:
A Moms Demand Action volunteer praised AB 245 and described semiautomatic shotguns and rifles as “especially dangerous weapons.” The volunteer did not mention that semiautomatic firearms have been around for well over a century. (The renowned 1911 semiautomatic pistol–one of the most iconic and popular pistol models of all time–derives its name from the fact that it was adopted for use by the U.S. Army in 1911.)
Moms Demand Action boasted about the number of states that have “raised the age to purchase at least some firearms from 18 to 21.” They pointed to Florida as an example of the higher age restrictions but did not mention that its raised minimum age requirement failed to stop the April 17, 2025, Florida State University shooting.
Read AB 245 HERE.
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