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A bill that would expand the criminal penalties for bringing a gun into casinos in Nevada narrowly passed out of the state Senate on Wednesday on a 11-10 vote, and the legislation is being criticized not only by Second Amendment organizations but police unions and the state’s chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. While the ACLU isn’t usually a defender of the right to keep and bear arms, the Nevada chapter says the bill could lead to casinos calling the cops on black and brown patrons they suspect might have a gun on them.
Las Vegas is really kind of the heart of Nevada. The things people think of when they think of the state all, for the most part, revolve around what made Las Vegas what it is today. Namely, casinos and gambling.
Yet Nevada used to also be a very pro-gun state. People visiting Las Vegas from other countries would hop on over to a range and shoot guns the likes of which they could never even look at legally in their home nations.
It’s unfortunate that you can’t really carry a gun into a casino, though. Despite both being things that Vegas and Nevada are known for, lawmakers don’t want them to mix.
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