Infuriated or not... it IS the STATE LAW that allows Clark County to have such an ordinance, is it not? Without such a STATE LAW, there would not be/could not be the Clark County ordinance... plain and simple. Repeal that portion of the STATE LAW that allows such a county ordinance and the county ordinance is rendered null and void... or, as has been suggested, muster a court challenge of that portion of the STATE LAW that violates the 4th Amendment's equal protection clause for all citizens of the state of Nevada. But make no mistake... "It is a state law," just as Ralston has said. I'm not a fan of his, but I think his response is not all that "infuriating." Seems to me it makes more sense in the long run to have the state legislature or the state supreme court put the "death dagger" in this entire issue rather than to just "harp" on Clark County to rescind their ordinance.
I think your point is: It is true that
IF the legislature had not grandfathered (allowed to stand) the Clark Count handgun registration ordinance, then yes, state preemption would negate/void it.
However, as Steve pointed out, the state law does NOT dictate there
must be a handgun registration ordinance in Clark County. The law merely allows the ordinance to stand in wake of state preemption.
So, in view of that, it seems to me that Ralston's statement, "It's a state law" is ridiculous. It sure seems to me that Ralston thinks Clark County's handgun registration ordinance is required by state law - and that simply is not true.
At any rate, I think we all agree that the "grandfather" clause in the law must be repealed - since it the Clark County Commissioners apparently will never do it.