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Titus sponsors bill to regulate, ban bump stocks

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.

 
Nye County commissioner, facing charges, proclaims innocence

Nye County Commissioner Leo Blundo hosted a press conference on Sunday to address the recent events involving his arrest over allegations of misconduct of a public officer, telling media members assembled for the briefing, “I am innocent yesterday, I am innocent today, I am innocent tomorrow.”

 
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION: Las Vegas drug convictions rely on faulty police field tests

Even as they continue to employ field drug tests to secure arrests and gain convictions, neither the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department nor the Clark County district attorney’s office has informed local judges of the long-standing knowledge of their unreliability.