State Sen. Melanie Scheible (D) discusses public policy on a televised episode of
Nevada Newsmakers. She supports a bill cracking down on guns in casinos. (Image:
Nevada Newsmakers)
Current law requires security guards at hotel-casinos to tell armed visitors that firearms are not allowed on a resort property, according to the Associated Press. If the armed person refuses to leave, security can contact local law enforcement and report the person for trespassing.
Under Senate Bill 452, security could contact law enforcement and report a person suspected of carrying a firearm without giving the trespasser a verbal warning, the AP reported. The measure also would make carrying a firearm into casinos a gross misdemeanor punishable by a year in jail and a $2,000 fine.
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