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LVSun: $1 Million grant will help pay for mass shooting response

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The federal government has awarded Nevada a $1 million grant to assist with the costs of responding to the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Las Vegas Strip. President Donald Trump announced the grant in a tweet: “Happy to announce we are awarding $1M to Las Vegas — in order to help local law enforcement working OT to respond to last Sunday’s tragedy.” A gunman opened…

ABC News: Democrats, Republicans push compromise bill to ban bump stocks after Las Vegas

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A bipartisan pair of House members has introduced a ban on the bump stock devices used to speed up the rate of fire of semi-automatic weapons –- an accessory used by the Las Vegas shooter last week. The bill, from Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., would make it illegal to manufacture, transfer or possess "any part or combination of parts that is designed and…

TIME: Republicans open to ban bump stocks after Las Vegas massacre

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Senior congressional Republicans said Wednesday they are open to considering legislation banning "bump stocks" like the shooter in Las Vegas apparently used to make semi-automatic rifles perform more like fully automatic weapons. The comments from lawmakers including the No. 2 Senate Republican, John Cornyn of Texas, marked a surprising departure from GOP lawmakers' general antipathy to…

NPR: Las Vegas House Rep. On Las Vegas Shooting: Its Hard To Imagine

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: We are continuing our coverage of the aftermath of the worst mass shooting in the modern history of our country. This took place last night in Las Vegas. The authorities say at least 50 people are dead, more than 400 have been taken to hospitals. Gunfire rained down on a crowd of nearly 22,000 people at the Route 91 Harvest festival country music performance last…