Last week, public testimony was taken on Assembly Bill 355, a bill to prohibit those under 21 from handling or possessing a semiautomatic rifle or shotgun (even while hunting). This morning, April 13, at 9 a.m., AB 355 is on the work session agenda for a vote in the Assembly Judiciary Committee in room 2144. If you have not already contacted the committee urging them to OPPOSE AB 355, there is still time. Please use our Take Action button below to email the members of the committee urging them to OPPOSE AB 355.

As previously reported, current Nevada law allows exemptions for anyone over 14 handling rifles and shotguns in certain circumstances like hunting, but AB 355 strips this away and will ban many of the most common rifles and shotguns without promoting public safety in any meaningful way.

Anti-sportsmen issues do not stop there. This afternoon, at 3 p.m., Senate Bill 269 is on the work session agenda for a vote in the Senate Natural Resources Committee in room 2144.

As previously reported, the Sportsmen’s Alliance does not tolerate animal cruelty. Unfortunately, animal-rights extremists use the “animal cruelty” tag with everything, including when hunters and other sportsmen use dogs for hunting, trialing and training.

SB 269 amends existing law to prohibit the tethering of dogs for all hunting and training activities. Under current law, such activities are exempt, but none of the remaining exemptions will apply to these sporting activities if SB 269 passes. As always, the animal extremists simply want to end the use of dogs while hunting and in the sporting community.

If you have not already contacted the committee urging them to OPPOSE SB 269, there is still time. Please use our Take Action button below to email the members of the committee urging them to OPPOSE SB 269. Please make sure you use BOTH Take Action buttons to ensure your opposition to AB 355 and SB 269 is received by the respective committees.

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About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.