In the fallout from this week’s shooting in Las Vegas, many are examining how strict Nevada’s gun laws are relative to the rest of the country. The shooter, Stephen Paddock, was able to purchase dozens semi-automatic firearms over the years and bump stocks, which increase the firing rate of the weapons.
Prof. Ian C. Bartrum is a constitutional law professor at the William S. Boyd School of Law at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He explains Nevada’s gun laws currently in place and what changes could be made as a result of the shooting.