Steven Brooks

After Arrests And Outbursts, Nevada Lawmaker Tries To Buy A Gun

Eric Lach | February 26, 2013, 11:41AM

Embattled Nevada Assemblyman Steven Brooks (D) takes the oath of office during the opening day of the legislative session on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013 in Carson City, Nev.

Steven Brooks, a Democratic state lawmaker in Nevada, wanted a gun. So last Thursday, the 40-year-old father of four went to a sporting goods store in Sparks, Nev. and attempted to buy one. That triggered a background check. And that background check has triggered headlines. But then, Brooks has been in headlines for weeks.

Media outlets in Nevada have been covering Brooks heavily because of his recent run of troubling behavior, which began in late January, just days before he was sworn in to his second term in the Nevada Assembly.

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Leland Yee

California Lawmaker Pushing Gun Control Got Death Threat

Eric Lach | February 15, 2013, 3:34PM

California State Sen. Leland Yee (D) speaks at a news conference in San Francisco, June 27, 2011.

Four weeks ago, California state Sen. Leland Yee (D) got a death threat "unlike any other" he has ever received.

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