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Hello Friend,

On the fifth anniversary of 1 October, the Route 91 Harvest Festival Mass
Shooting that happened in Las Vegas, we are cautiously optimistic that we
are making progress on gun violence prevention. Today is about honoring
survivors and reflecting on how far we have come. Las Vegas is stronger
today than it was five years ago. That strength has seen us through a
pandemic, economic turmoil, and the worst mass shooting in modern history.

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One way survivors are being honored is through an exhibit at the [ [link removed] ]Clark
County Museum. The exhibit will run through January 30th and features
memorial items left at the Welcome to Las Vegas sign and other sites near
the festival venue to help tell the story of how the community responded.
There will be other [ [link removed] ]events to honor victims and promote healing
happening on Saturday, October 1, 2022. 

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As we honor survivors today for 1 October, we are also reminded of the
progress we have seen. After the Uvalde Massacre and the Buffalo Massacre,
there was progress on gun violence legislation federally. These mass
shootings seemed to be a tipping point. Finally, after nearly 28 years
there was a federal gun violence prevention policy passed and signed by
President Biden in June 2022. The [ [link removed] ]Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
expands background checks for purchases age 21 or younger, closes the
dating partner loophole, provides incentives for states to implement
extreme risk protection orders, and much more. This is a step forward and
it was through the work of advocates, survivors, and storytellers that
this bill made its way through Congress. In addition to this legislation,
we also saw the confirmation of [ [link removed] ]Steven Dettelbach as Alcohol Tobacco &
Firearms Director. This is the first ATF Director in over 7 years. He will
guide the agency and work to ensure the gun industry is held
accountable.  

In Nevada, we worked on an [ [link removed] ]updated extremism report that detailed the
role of extremist groups in the gun violence space. Our findings indicated
a disturbing trend that shows extremist groups on the rise and that they
are stockpiling firearms. Policy recommendations are included in this
report to help leaders make decisions on addressing groups like QANON and
the Proud Boys. Please take a look at this [ [link removed] ]updated report and share it
with your contacts. 

Best,


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