Why Nevada Sen. Dean Heller Cast a Vote Against Gun Control

Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada was a key player in the battle over gun-conrol legislation in the Senate. Here’s why he voted the way he did.

Published Apr. 19 2013 4:45AM EDT

articles/2013/04/19/why-nevada-sen-dean-heller-cast-a-vote-against-gun-control/130418-Murphy-Dean-Heller-tease_gswwt5 — Harry Hamburg/AP

On the weekend after Nevada Sen. Dean Heller joined 15 fellow Republicans to kill a GOP-led filibuster of gun-control legislation, he returned to his hometown of Carson City and ate with his family at an IHOP restaurant—the same one where a gunman went on a rampage in 2011, killing four...

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Why Nevada Sen. Dean Heller Cast a Vote Against Gun Control

Sen. Dean Heller of Nevada was a key player in the battle over gun-conrol legislation in the Senate. Here’s why he voted the way he did.

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Patricia Murphy