HomePoliticsNV DEMS VOTE AGAINST LOMBARDO’S STRANGULATION CRIME BILL Politics NV DEMS VOTE AGAINST LOMBARDO’S STRANGULATION CRIME BILL June 17, 2023 One would think Dem lawmakers in Nevada would support a crime bill that increases the penalties for guns used in a crime and for strangulating a woman. A bill that helps give police the tools to better fight fentanyl which is killing Americans at an alarming rate, and helps fight homeless trolls who continue to trespass on private property. And while most Dems did vote for SB412, several Dems voted no. Dems who voted to protect criminals and women from strangulation are (D) Assemblywoman Shondra Summers-Armstrong (D) Assemblyman David Orentlicher (D)Senator James Ohrenschall SB 412 States in plain English AN ACT relating to criminal justice; revising provisions governing early discharge from probation; revising the definition of the term “strangulation” as it relates to the crime of battery; prohibiting certain acts involving the use, possession or carrying of a firearm during the commission of certain drug offenses; revising provisions relating to warnings against trespassing; providing a penalty; making an appropriation to the Department of Public Safety to purchase two machines capable of testing for fentanyl and its derivatives and measuring the concentration thereof in mixtures; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Gov Lombardo was successful in fulfilling his promise to fight fentanyl, cleaned the homeless encampments and increase public safety. SB412 changes the definition NRS 41.630.(i) “Strangulation” means intentionally to applying sufficient pressureanother person to make it difficult or impossible for the person to breathe, including, without limitation, applying pressure to the neck, throat or windpipe that may prevent or hinder breathing or reduce the intake of air, or applying any pressure to the neckon eitherside of the windpipe, but not the windpipe itself, to stop the flow of blood to the brain via the carotid arteries. SB412 fights aggressive homeless squatters who continue to trespass private property even after being arrested are now guilty of a misdemeanor if they repeat trespass just once within 24 months. NRS 200.603, any person who, under circumstances not amounting to a burglary: (a) Goes upon the land or into any building of another with intent to vex or annoy the owner or occupant thereof, or to commit any unlawful act; or (b) Willfully goes or remains upon any land or in any building after having been warned during the previous 24 months by the owner or occupant thereof not to trespass, is guilty of a misdemeanor. So the next time a homeless person trespasses take their picture and tell them they are trespassing. This means if they come back tomorrow they are guilty of a misdemeanor. Lombardo also added new language making it a B Felony now to use and or carry a firearm in the commission of crime increasing penalties. A person shall not use or carry a firearm during and in relation to, or possess a firearm in furtherance of, the commission of any act in violation of NRS 453.321, 453.322, 453.337, 453.3385 or 453.401. A person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a category B felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the state prison for a minimum term of not less than 1 year and a maximum term of not more than 6 years, and may be further punished by a fine of not more than $5,000
