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May 18, 2024

Vegas Mass Shooting

Democratic presidential candidate and former Texas congressman Beto O'Rourke speaks during an American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Public Service Forum at UNLV Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019.
In Las Vegas forum, 2020 candidates say country 'under attack' after Texas mass shooting
Aug. 3, 2019
Beto O’Rourke was in Las Vegas Saturday for a presidential forum at UNLV. His mind, clearly, was in his hometown ..
In this March 24, 2018, file photo, David Hogg, a survivor of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., raises his fist after speaking during the March for Our Lives rally in support of gun control in Washington.
Presidential hopefuls invited to gun control forum in Las Vegas
Aug. 1, 2019
Two prominent gun control organizations said Thursday that they will host a forum for Democratic presidential candidates in Las Vegas on Oct. 2, the day after the city marks the ...
Date reset for ammo maker trial in Strip shooting case
July 23, 2019
Trial is being postponed for an Arizona man accused of illegally manufacturing bullets sold to the gunman who staged the Las Vegas Strip shooting in 2017. U.S. District Judge James Mahan reset Douglas Haig's trial for ...
Judge: Jury to hear ammo maker trial in Strip shooting case
July 11, 2019
A federal judge in Nevada says a jury will decide if an Arizona man illegally manufactured bullets sold to the gunman who staged the deadliest mass shooting in the nation's modern history. U.S. District Judge James Mahan's ruling on Wednesday puts ...
In this Oct. 1, 2017, file photo, police run toward the scene of a shooting near Mandalay Bay.
Metro releases report on lessons from 2017 mass shooting
July 10, 2019
In a 158-page report made public Wednesday, Metro Police hopes to answer how prepared the agency was for the Oct. 1, 2017, massacre on the Las Vegas Strip, and how its officers responded — outlining the response’s “strengths, weaknesses” and the lessons learned ...
In this Sept. 21, 2018, file photo, the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino reflects the last sunlight of the day along the Las Vegas Strip.
Family of Strip mass shooting victim sues gunmakers
July 3, 2019
The parents of a young woman killed in the 2017 Las Vegas massacre said Wednesday they blame gun manufacturers for their daughter's death. "Someone murdered our daughter," said James Parsons, whose 31-year-old daughter Carrie Parsons was one of 58 people killed when a gunman rained down gunfire from ...
This October 2017 photo shows the interior of Stephen Paddock's 32nd floor room of Mandalay Bay after the Oct. 1, 2017, mass shooting.
Metro Police fire officer who hesitated during mass shooting
July 2, 2019
A veteran Metro Police officer who froze in the hallway of a casino-hotel as a gunman carried out the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history has been fired from the force, police said. Officer Cordell Hendrex was fired from ...
A woman places flowers on the Remembrance Wall during First Friday, Oct. 6, 2017, at the opening ceremony of the Community Healing Garden in memory of the victims in the Route 91 mass shooting.
New law gives Nevada counties authority to establish emergency nonprofits
June 4, 2019
Last week, now-Gov. Steve Sisolak signed Senate Bill 13, which gives Nevada counties the authority to establish nonprofits to aid victims of mass tragedies ...
Members of the Las Vegas community gather at the Community Healing Garden in Downtown Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2018 to honor the victims of the Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting that occurred one prior.
Mass shootings transform how America talks, prays, prepares
June 3, 2019
A study conducted by a UNLV professor after the 2017 Route 91 Harvest Festival shooting that left 58 people dead found PTSD levels for those at the concert remained elevated ...
A girl looks at crosses that are dedicated to the victims of the Oct. 1 shooting massacre, during a sunrise remembrance ceremony at the Clark County Government Center, Monday, Oct. 1, 2018.
Lawmakers, it's time to let us keep Las Vegas safe
May 17, 2019
Although our community was unable to react to the Oct. 1 shooting by passing common-sense gun safety legislation, a bill passed by the Nevada Assembly would allow us to ...
In this April 1, 2018, file photo, people carry flowers as they walk near the Mandalay Bay hotel and casino during a vigil for victims and survivors of a mass shooting in Las Vegas.
MGM Resorts might pay $800 million in Las Vegas shooting settlement
May 16, 2019
Casino giant MGM Resorts told federal regulators Thursday it might pay up to $800 million to settle liability lawsuits stemming from the 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas ...
Survivor of Las Vegas mass shooting sues employer
April 3, 2019
A Connecticut man who survived the 2017 mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival says in a lawsuit he was told to "suck it up" and "get over it" after informing his employers he was ...
In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah.
Supreme Court won't stop enforcement of bump stock ban
March 28, 2019
The Supreme Court won't stop the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire like machine guns. The ban took effect Tuesday. Gun rights groups asked ...
In this Oct. 4, 2017, photo, a device called a "bump stock" is attached to a semi-automatic rifle at the Gun Vault store and shooting range in South Jordan, Utah.
Texas retailer gives 60,000 bump stocks to feds to destroy
March 27, 2019
A Texas retailer of now-banned bump stocks has transferred about 60,000 of the gun-related items to the federal government to be destroyed. RW Arms of Fort Worth turned over the bump stocks to ...
In this Feb. 1, 2013, file photo, an employee of North Raleigh Guns demonstrates how a "bump" stock works at the Raleigh, N.C., shop.
Supreme Court so far won't stop bump stock ban
March 26, 2019
The Supreme Court is so far declining to stop the Trump administration from enforcing its ban on bump stock devices, which allow semi-automatic weapons to ...