NV: Gun Control Initiative Turns in 247,000 Signatures

The initiative to ban private sales of firearms in Nevada appears to have more than enough signatures. The Bloomberg backed Nevadans for Background Checks has said that it has turned in 247,000 signatures for verification. 101,667 valid signatures are necessary to send the initiative to the legislature. If the legislature does not enact the initiative into law, then the initiative goes to the voters in 2016. With 247,000 signatures, and a Republican legislature, it appears that Nevadans will see the initiative on the ballot.   A similar, but more complicated measure was passed in Washington state where opposition to the measure was outspent nearly 20 to 1. The initiative in Nevada is 8 pages instead of 18 as in Washington state.  It essentially bans the private sale of firearms, with minor exceptions.  Virtually all sales and "transfers" will be required to go through a federal firearms dealer and have all information about the firearm and the buyer recorded on federal forms...more