Here’s what the 2016 election could mean for gun control

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Voters in California, Maine, Nevada, and Washington are expected to approve gun control-related ballot initiatives Tuesday. The most expensive contest of the four is in Nevada, where Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety has dropped $14 million in favor of a universal background check initiative and the National Rifle Association has spent $4.8 million against it.

Maine too has universal background checks on the table, a plan proponents in each state say will save lives. Opponents argue the proposal “doesn’t target criminal behavior, it targets law-abiding behavior,” because criminals will simply buy their guns via illicit sources that won’t comply with the background check law.

The California measure would prohibit large-capacity ammunition magazines and institute selective background checks for ammunition purchases. Washington State voters are asked to consider permitting judges to ban gun ownership on an individual basis for people believed to be a danger to themselves or others. Bonnie Kristian

Gun control groups spend millions on state ballot initiatives

By Joseph Ax | NEW YORK

Gun safety advocates are pouring tens of millions of dollars into Maine and Nevada to support ballot initiatives that would mandate background checks for gun sales in an effort to clinch state-level victories after years of failed drives in Congress.

The avalanche of money spent on supporting such initiatives ahead of the Nov. 8 vote could hand gun control organizations their biggest win since they failed to secure the passage of federal legislation after the massacre of 26 children and educators at a Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school in December 2012 …

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