Nevada Legislature Approves Expanded Background Checks - Governor Expected to Veto

 Nevada Sen. Ruben Kihuen, left, congratulates Sen. Justin Jones, both D-Las Vegas, after the Assembly voted 23-19 to approve Jones' bill mandating universal background checks for all gun sales in Nevada. The bill drew a large crowd in the gallery of the Assembly as lawmakers work through the final hours of the 77th Legislative session at the Legislative Building in Carson City, Nev., on Monday, June 3, 2013. Photo: Cathleen Allison

Beaumont Enterprise reports    A bill mandating universal background checks on all gun sales in Nevada is on its way to the governor's desk Monday after clearing the state Legislature on the last day it's in session.
The Assembly voted 23-19 to give SB221 the final stamp of legislative approval.

"This was the right thing to do," Sen. Justin Jones, D-Las Vegas, the bill's primary sponsor, said minutes after the vote, adding he was "proud and humbled" by the support of his colleagues in the Assembly.

Jones said he hoped Republican Gov. Brian Sandoval will consider the bill which includes sections mandating faster and better reporting of court-findings of mental illness and requiring a doctor to report a patient who makes a specific threat toward themselves or someone else.

Shortly after the vote, Sandoval's spokeswoman Mary-Sarah Kinner said the governor will veto the bill.