Gun Safety
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
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Rep. Dina Titus moves to force House vote on bump stock ban
Titus is using a special maneuver to bring her Closing the Bump Stock Loophole Act, which has sat in committee since 2023, to a floor vote. Nevada Democratic US Rep. Dina Titus on Wednesday moved to force a floor vote on a bill she introduced last January that would reimpose a nationwide ban on firearms…
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Nevada officials criticize Supreme Court ruling overturning bump stocks ban
From the state to federal level, Nevada officials criticized the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a ban on a dangerous gun accessory. The US Supreme Court on Friday overturned a Trump administration-era ban on a firearms accessory known as a bump stock — which was used by the Nevada gunman who carried out the deadliest mass…
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Sam Brown opposes many gun safety reforms. How will that shape the 2024 US Senate race?
Sam Brown has been on record saying he opposes many gun safety measures supported by Nevada voters, and that the Second Amendment ‘shall not be infringed.’ Since his foray into Nevada politics nearly four years ago, Republican US senate candidate Sam Brown has been frank when it comes to his laissez faire stance on gun…
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Biden announces new action to address gun sale loopholes
The announcement clarifies expanded legal requirements for gun sale licensing and cracks down on so-called “gun show” loopholes that allow buyers to evade background checks.
