Salt Lake Tribune · Feb 16, 2019
Nevada governor signs gun background check law
(AP Photo/Ryan Tarinelli) Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak surrounded by lawmakers who supported gun control, signs legislation expanding background checks to private gun sales and transfers in Carson City, Nev., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Gov. Sisolak signed into law a measure closing a loophole that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks by going through unlicensed gun sellers. The bill came shortly after the state Assembly approved the measure. Carson City, Nev. • Nevada’s governor on Friday signed into law a bill expanding background checks to private gun sales and transfers, taking advantage of a Democrat-controlled Legislature to approve the first gun-related bill to cross his desk.