BELLEVUE, WA – Nevada gun owners are urged to contact members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee about SB175, which is strongly supported by the Nevada Firearms Coalition, because it would eliminate various local laws that conflict with the statewide preemption law enacted in 1989.

Many of those laws were allowed to remain in effect after preemption was passed.

In addition, this measure also clarifies the Castle Doctrine, expands concealed carry reciprocity and would eliminate handgun registration (blue card) in Clark County, according to the Coalition.

A hearing on this measure is scheduled at 8 a.m. Thursday before the Assembly Judiciary Committee.

Also on Thursday, the Assembly Transportation Committee will hold a hearing on SB 229, which authorizes the creation of a Second Amendment license plate in Nevada. Funds from this program would be used to further the Coalition's education and training programs.

The Transportation Committee hearing will commence at 3:15 p.m.

With more than 650,000 members and supporters nationwide, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is one of the nation's premier gun rights organizations. As a non-profit organization, the Citizens Committee is dedicated to preserving firearms freedoms through active lobbying of elected officials and facilitating grass-roots organization of gun rights activists in local communities throughout the United States. The Citizens Committee can be reached by phone at (425) 454-4911, on the Internet a www.ccrkba.org or by email to InformationRequest@ccrkba.org.