Two congressional members from Nevada filed legislation this week to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines like those used in the 2017 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip.
US Rep. Dina Titus (D) gestures while speaking at a gun violence roundtable at UNLV in 2018. She is seeking a ban on high-capacity magazines. (Image:
Las Vegas Weekly)
US Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto and US Rep. Dina Titus (both D) filed legislation on Wednesday to ban magazines that hold a large numbers of rounds, according to the
Las Vegas Review-Journal.
“Firearms with high-capacity magazines have no place in our classrooms, concert venues, or communities,” Titus said.
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Legal vendors have had mixed experiences with virtual conferences amid COVID-19
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In previous years, when the team from online bankruptcy software company NextChapter would operate expo hall booths at in-person legal conferences, they would sometimes bring a skillet and hand out fresh grilled cheese sandwiches to hungry attendees.
Offering consumables rather than swag such as pens or notebooks has been one way the company has tried to attract attention and spark interest in their product amid a flurry of activity.
NextChapter employees have also typically taken advantage of other opportunities to build ties with lawyers attending large gatherings, such as traveling to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland for cocktails during a National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys convention a couple years back.