One year ago, after Joe Lombardo vetoed a bill that would have cracked down on untraceable, unregulated weapons known as ghost guns claiming the bill didn’t “pass constitutional muster”, the Nevada State Supreme Court upheld AB286, a similar law banning the sale and possession of ghost guns. Lombardo was previously caught having lied while courting the gun lobby on the campaign trail in 2021, when he significantly downplayed the number of ghost guns confiscated by law enforcement. In an attempt to win over his far-right base during a competitive primary for governor, Lombardo claimed only six ghost guns had been confiscated. In fact, that figure was in the hundreds.
Nevada State Democratic Party spokesperson Tai Sims:
“Instead of working to protect Nevada families, Lombardo lied about the threat of ghost guns posed to our communities and he lied about his reason for vetoing legislation that would have kept Nevadans safe. While Lombardo was lying on the campaign trail, Democrats took – and continue to take – serious action to make our communities safer.”
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