Gordon Martines Candidate for Sheriff of Clark County Nevada

Below Is An Unsolicited Message From A Candidate For Clark County Sheriff.

Lots of people have guns….registered guns unregistered guns, guns with the serial numbers taken off, rifles, or long guns as they are called, automatics, wheel guns and more…..

Guns are sold at gun shows, gun stores and by private parties. They are also sold at hock shops. Antique stores and more.

The FBI estimates there are in excess of;
Two hundred million guns in American homes…..200,000,000.

Now comes the question of gun registration….
When a person purchases a gun from a private party there is no registration
When a person purchases a gun from a gun store here in the state of Nevada he must
Fill out the paper work and wait three days to be cleared to purchase the gun
However gun registration doesn’t change the facts……..and it doesn’t solve crimes….

Last year in America there were a reported 12 thousand people
Killed by handguns….
17 thousand used handguns to commit suicide
And approximately 743 were killed by accidental gunshots

Not one of the reported deaths by handgun were solved by using gun registration to solve the crime.

Guns have a signature…like a fingerprint… Every gun has its own special signature that allows law enforcement to identify a gun that was used in the commission of a crime….it’s called ballistics… Ballistics can identify a gun used in the commission of a crime….but gun registration cannot.

I am against gun registration….
The second amendment of our constitution was inacted in 1791 and its part of the united states bill of rights that protects the right to keep and bear arms….. But it doesn’t say the guns must be registered.

I am one who adheres to our constitution…. I am against gun registration.

Signed,

Gordon Martines
Candidate for Sheriff of Clark County Nevada

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Below is an email from a GONV supporter to several of his friends. He copied us on this message and we are posting it here with his permission:

On Sunday at the gun show I was able to spend a few minutes with Detective
Gordon Martines, a candidate for sheriff. The few minutes I spent with him
made me feel he could be a good replacement for Sheriff Gillespie.

One thing that may hinder him is he does not plan to take any outside
contributions for his campaign. What I ask is that you visit his website:
www.GordonMartinesForSheriff.com and if you feel he is a worthwhile
candidate let’s help him by forwarding the information on to your friends.

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JLR

March 15, 2010 at 12:49 pm

He sounds like a good guy.

However, he needs to brush up a bit on the law.

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When a person purchases a gun from a private party there is no registration
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The above is true – EXCEPT in Clark County! Clark County handgun registration was grandfathered by our legislature.

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When a person purchases a gun from a gun store here in the state of Nevada he must
Fill out the paper work and wait three days to be cleared to purchase the gun
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The above is partially true. A person must “fill out the paperwork” (Form 4473). But according to Nevada and Federal law, a person need not wait three days. One merely pays a $25 fee for a telephonic NICS check. Mr Martines is probably referring to the Clark County Code:
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12.04.080 – Time between sale and delivery of pistol.

When any sale of a pistol is made by a dealer under this chapter, seventy-two hours must elapse between the time of sale and the time of delivery to the purchaser. When delivered, all pistols must be securely wrapped and be unloaded, and must be accompanied by a receipt signed by the dealer, setting forth the name, address, and description of the purchaser or transferee, a complete description of the pistol (including the manufacturer, model and manufacturer’s serial number thereof), the date and time of sale, and the date and time of delivery, of such pistol, and advice to the purchaser or transferee if a resident of the county that the pistol must be registered with the sheriff within seventy-two hours.
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A literal interpretation of SB-92, enacted into law in 2007, indicates the above ordinance is null and void as it reserves to the legislature the right to regulate all aspects of firearms law, statewide (with the exception of ordinances to regulate the discharge of firearms)AND applies to all ordinances enacted on, before or after 1989. Until a court rules otherwise, I would encourage Mr Martines to review the law as amended by SB-92 and take a stand to NOT enforce the allegedly unlawful Clark County Code.

Clark County Voter

April 1, 2010 at 4:21 am

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