Two southern Nevada cities are considering laws to sidestep a requirement to provide jury trials in misdemeanor domestic abuse cases where gun ownership rights could be affected.
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports the proposed ordinances due for votes in coming days in Henderson and North Las Vegas virtually mirror a proposed measure in Las Vegas.
They would create a misdemeanor domestic violence offense that doesn't require defendants who are found guilty to give up their guns.
The moves follow a unanimous Nevada Supreme Court ruling in September that called limiting state and U.S. Constitutional rights to own a gun a serious penalty that a jury should decide.
The court ruling followed a 2015 change in Nevada state law to ban gun ownership by people convicted of domestic violence.
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Information from: Las Vegas Review-Journal, http://www.lvrj.com
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