(AP Photo/Ryan Tarinelli) Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak surrounded by lawmakers who supported gun control, signs legislation expanding background checks to private gun sales and transfers in Carson City, Nev., Friday, Feb. 15, 2019. Gov. Sisolak signed into law a measure closing a loophole that allows gun buyers to avoid background checks by going through unlicensed gun sellers. The bill came shortly after the state Assembly approved the measure.