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Nevada Ranks Poorly in New Gun Report

Thursday, January 31st, 2008

guns_180.jpgAdvocates on both sides of the gun control debate are fired up after a new report shows Nevada isn’t doing enough to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals.

The National Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence just released its annual scorecard. It ranks states by how effective their existing laws are in curbing gun violence and illegal gun trafficking.

“Gun control doesn’t control criminals. We need to control criminals,” said gun store owner Bob Irwin.

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115,800 Democrats turn out for NV Caucus

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

That was the number, as reported by Nevada Democratic Party after Saturday’s caucus. It is estimated that the total turnout was about 150,000 people.