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4 Unusual Laws Only Found In Las Vegas — Communists Can’t Be Hired

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Las Vegas has bizarre laws on the books: no camels on highways, dentures can't be pawned, communists can't be hired, and feeding pigeons is illegal.

4 Unusual Laws Only Found In Las Vegas

3. Communists Can’t Be Hired

Marchers hold a yellow banner reading JOBS NOT JAILS on a city street, with blue balloons overhead.

While the Cold War officially ended in 1991, American paranoia about communism hasn’t completely faded. With the fear that communists might still one day return and take over the country, Las Vegas law prescribes that no business in the city is allowed to hire individuals proclaiming themselves to be an active Communist.

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