Clashes on background checks for firearms have prompted a hearing. Carson District Judge James Wilson has set an Aug. 1 hearing on a move to block an initiative petition to expand background checks to nearly all gun sales in Nevada.
A group called Nevadans for Background Checks filed the petition in June, saying it was spurred by Gov. Brian Sandoval's veto of similar legislation passed by the 2013 Legislature.
The petition would require unlicensed gun sales and transfers at gun shows and online to be conducted through a licensed dealer. Exceptions would include sales or transfers involving law enforcement and antique firearms.
A group of opponents filed a lawsuit on July 14 to block the initiative.
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