Nevada legalizes marijuana, expands background checks
Submitted by paula on Wed, 11/09/2016 - 7:39am
Voters have narrowly approved an initiative to tighten gun background checks in Nevada. Backers of Question 1 said they wanted to close the loopholes in the current law by requiring background checks through a licensed gun dealer when most firearms change hands, including personal and online sales.
The vote totals were:
Yes - 558,586
Question 2, the legalization of marijuana
Yes - 602,400
No - 503,615
Nevada voters are also sending another Democrat to Washington to take Senator Harry Reid's spot as he retires. Catherine Cortez Masto is the new Senator, edging out Joe Heck.
Cortez Masto - 520,658
Heck - 494,427
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