Nevada County’s top law enforcement officer asserted U.S. citizens’ “right to acquire, own, possess, use, keep and bear firearms.” Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal issued a statement last week in the wake of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting — one of the worst shooting tragedies the United States has ever witnessed — cautioning lawmakers and citizens not to “let emotions rule the day when reforms are enacted. “Recent events have precipitated discussions as to what can be done to prevent gun violence,” Royal said in the statement. “We all grieve over the suffering caused by gun violence and have …