Bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns, were used in mass shootings like the one that killed 60 people in Las Vegas.
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District Judge Erika Ballou has faced complaints regarding two social media posts, as well as statements she made during a sentencing hearing.
A 23-year-old man has been identified as the victim of a fatal shooting earlier this week in the east valley.
A 15-year-old boy fatally wounded in northeast Las Vegas during what police classified as a “drug transaction” earlier this month was identified Thursday.
A fatal shooting at a Walmart parking lot is being investigated as a possible case of self-defense, according to the Henderson Police Department.
A Sunday night ceremony was held to honor the victims of the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting by reading their names aloud at the Las Vegas Healing Garden.
Like other proposals, the chosen design emphasizes 58 of the victims, rather than all 60 who died as a result of their gunshot wounds.
One gambler told the FBI that Stephen Paddock, who opened fire on concertgoers on Oct. 1, 2017, killing 60, was “very upset at the way casinos were treating him.”
The son of state Sen. Pat Spearman, who is a candidate for North Las Vegas mayor, shot his cousin at the veteran lawmaker’s home Thursday, she said Friday.
After the mass shooting in Las Vegas, bump stocks were banned by federal regulation. But that rule is under challenge, and bump stocks could be legal once more.
The governor voiced strong support for the community at a brief news conference Tuesday afternoon at a Chinatown shopping plaza where a waiter was shot 11 times.
The bill would treat bump stocks like fully automatic weapons, requiring registration with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and generally banning their sale to civilians.
Clark County prosecutors plan to seek a warrant of execution for death row inmate Zane Floyd as Nevada legislators weigh the future of capital punishment in the state.
A recent series of shootings and assaults on the Strip have worried the elected officials who oversee the tourist corridor. Police say increased efforts to quell it are working.
They attended a roundtable discussion with former Democratic congresswoman and gun control advocate Gabby Giffords and her husband Capt. Mark Kelly on Tuesday — the day after the one-year anniversary of the Oct. 1, 2017, shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
Las Vegas is a special kind of resort city. In the city, you get The Strip (along with the Sphere); on the outside, you get the vast Mojave Desert with its nostalgic attractions. In the past, people visiting Las Vegas would do so with the phrase in mind: “What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.” […]
The bodies were discovered June 5 in the 4900 block of South Droubay Drive, near Tropicana Avenue.
Henderson police and fire crews responded to reports of a shooting at about 1:30 p.m. in the 500 block of Marks Street.
The families of Sgt. Michael Abbate and trooper Alberto Felix shared their anguish in court while asking the judge to give Jemarcus Williams the maximum sentence.
Dennis and Ashley Prince had a young baby together before they were killed in early April, and the child is now the center of another guardianship dispute.