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Proposed law could have helped response to Las Vegas shooting

Assembly Bill 307 would have required the hosts of special events, like concerts and sports, in counties with more than 100,000 residents — as of now, Clark and Washoe counties — to plan ahead with first responders as to how emergency resources would be allocated in the event of an issue.

Lessons from Las Vegas shooting: send first responders to hospitals

In a presentation to Nevada lawmakers Wednesday, officials reflecting on the emergency response to the 2017 Las Vegas mass shooting said that first responders should be dispersed between the scene of a major incident and area hospitals.

Trump surprised Las Vegas shooting motive not uncovered by FBI

President Donald Trump is “disappointed” the FBI couldn’t figure out what specifically motivated a gunman to carry out the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.

 
Gabby Giffords talks with gun violence survivors at UNLV

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.

Justice Department proposes banning bump stocks

The Department of Justice is proposing to ban bump stocks — devices that accelerate the rate of fire of semi-automatic rifles — by classifying them as machine guns, the Review-Journal has learned.