Universal Background Checks Likely Dead in Nevada; NJ and CA Still in the News

The Nevada legislative session ended a week ago with the legislature managing to pass a bill which would require FFL-performed background checks for all purchases and transfers of firearms.  Public opposition to the bill, however, has been substantial, with the Governor’s office reporting more than 1,700 calls in opposition on Wednesday alone.  Since then, the Governor’s office has issued a statement assuring Nevada citizens that the bill, which must be acted on by Thursday, June 13, will be vetoed.

Meanwhile, the President of the New Jersey Senate revealed last week that he has stymied the proposed magazine capacity legislation, which has already passed the Assembly and Senate committee.  The Senate President indicated that he refuses to call the bill for a vote because the legislation, which would lower the maximum permitted magazine capacity from 15 rounds to 10 rounds, bans magazines which, in his personal experience, are commonly used by sport shooters.
In California, the Senate Public Safety Committee yesterday approved a highly controversial piece of legislation.  The bill, which originated in and passed the Assembly and will now be voted on by the Senate Appropriations Committee, would outright prohibit California firearms owners from purchasing, selling or transferring any handgun which does not appear on the California DOJ’s approved roster.  This bill has been hotly debated because many (some believe most) of the handguns owned in California pre-date the DOJ approved roster and can never be added to the roster, meaning that all of those firearms owners would be without any way of selling or transferring their firearms.