NRA lobbyist on background checks, red flag laws and if they plan to sue – VIDEO
 
NRA lobbyist on background checks, red flag laws and if they plan to sue – VIDEO

The background check bill currently being rushed through the Nevada legislature isn’t the same as the background check initiative voters passed in 2016. The bill also has a weaker exemption for hunters than a similar law in California. That’s according to Dan Reid, western director of the National Rifle Association, who said the NRA is also considering a legal challenge.

Nye County Sheriff’s Office testing weapon mounted cameras
 
Nye County Sheriff’s Office testing weapon mounted cameras

On Wednesday, January 23, 2019 the Nye County Sheriff’s Office announced the testing and evaluation of Weapon-Mounted Cameras (WMCs) from Viridian Weapon technologies at the Las Vegas Shot Show.

The Right Take: Sisolak Cannot Implement background check initiative
 
The Right Take: Sisolak Cannot Implement background check initiative

Steve Sisolak is promising to use his new offices to implement Nevada’s stalled background
check initiative. He hasn’t said , however, how he’s going to do it. There’s a reason for that. He
can’t — unless he wants to weaken Nevada’s current background checks.

Bump stock manufacturers under fire
 
Bump stock manufacturers under fire

The Justice Department said last month that it had started the process to amend federal firearms regulations to clarify that federal law defines bump stocks as machine guns.

Las Vegas March For Our Lives
 
Las Vegas March For Our Lives

Las Vegas students, families and parents went to city hall during the March for Our Lives demonstration. Today’s rally is called attention to all types of gun violence including mass shootings, suicide and domestic violence. The crowd booed at the mention of Adam Laxalt in reference to Question 1, the Nevada Background Checks for Gun Purchases Initiative, on the 2016 ballot. “This fist represents hope. This fist represents change. This fist represents you as an ally,” said Denise Hooks.

Nevada Politics Today: Denise Hooks
 
Nevada Politics Today: Denise Hooks

Review-Journal columnist Victor Joecks talks with March for Our Lives Las Vegas college student facilitator Denise Hooks about gun control.

UNLV Student Walkout
 
UNLV Student Walkout

UNLV students walk out to protest for gun control and to end gun violence.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas Gun Bill (Las Vegas Review-Journal)
 
Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas Gun Bill (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott Signs Marjory Stoneman Douglas Gun Bill Scott signed the bill Friday, The law is known as the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act and increases restrictions on gun control, but also allows for some teachers to be armed. The law also:
• Raises the minimum age to buy rifles from 18 to 21
• Extends a three-day waiting period for handgun purchases to include long guns • Bans bump stocks The $400 million bill marks Scott’s break with the National Rifle Association, which opposes raising age limits to buy weapons or imposing new waiting periods.

2 students at different Clark County schools arrested for guns
 
2 students at different Clark County schools arrested for guns

Two students at different Clark County schools arrested for guns The first incident Thursday occurred at Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas at 7:30 a.m., just before school started. A male student at the school had left a duffel bag unattended, according to school police. The second incident happened around 1:30 p.m. at Desert Rose High School in North Las Vegas. A 17-year-old female was in the bathroom showing off a 9 mm handgun, when another student reported it to the school administrators.

Nevada Politics Today: David Chipman
 
Nevada Politics Today: David Chipman

Victor Joecks interviews David Chipman, Giffords Senior Policy Advisor, about the recent shooting in Florida and how to stop an event like this from occurring again.

The Right Take: Mass Shootings And Gun Control
 
The Right Take: Mass Shootings And Gun Control

After every mass shooting, elected Democrats and their allies in the media tell Americans to “do something.” The response to Wednesday’s horrific shooting in Florida has been no different.

The Right Take: Mass Shootings And Gun Control
 
The Right Take: Mass Shootings And Gun Control

After every mass shooting, elected Democrats and their allies in the media tell Americans to “do something.” The response to Wednesday’s horrific shooting in Florida has been no different.

The Right Take: Gun Control and Democrats
 
The Right Take: Gun Control and Democrats

It was entirely predictable that democrats would use the horrific Las Vegas Strip shooting to push for gun control. What’s shocking is how far they want to go.

The Right Take: Gun Control
 
The Right Take: Gun Control

A liberal, pro-gun control Senator from California just offered much-needed perspective on the Las Vegas Strip shooting. Gun-rights supporters couldn’t have said it better if they tried (Victor Joecks)