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Nevada Sheriff Mum on Governor’s Flawed Concealed Gun Permit

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· Story link Nevada’s governor has nine handguns but the local sheriff isn’t talking about how the governor got a…

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Nevada’s governor has nine handguns but the local sheriff isn’t talking about how the governor got a permit to carry them without obtaining the required training in the use of each. The sheriff said his interpretation of state law – an interpretation disputed by a number of other Nevada sheriffs – is that it gives confidentiality to all information related to the gun permitting process. (4/16/08)

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