New Zealand banned most semi-automatic rifles just weeks after horrific shootings at two
Christchurch mosques. American gun grabbers hailed it as a model for this country. There’s just
one problem. The ban isn’t going as planned.
At issue is a red flag law, which allows a court to order someone to turn over their firearms if they pose a threat to themselves or others. Narrowly tailored, these laws can be effective. But getting the details wrong can turn a good idea into a bad law. It’s a tough balancing act to design a law that allows the government to seize someone’s weapons while respecting an individual’s right to due process.
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.
Democrats have taken unified control of state government for the first time in decades, and here’s what to expect next legislative session; Victor Joecks gives his take.
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.
UNLV students march on campus in Las Vegas on Wednesday, March 14, 2018, as part of a nationwide protest against gun violence. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal @bizutesfaye
Retail giant Walmart announced on Feb. 28 that it would raise the minimum age to purchase guns to 21. This applies to purchasing firearms and ammunition. The company added it would remove online items. Walmart said it has not sold sporting rifles like the Florida shooter’s AR-15 since 2015.