Strip shooting victim strives to regain normalcy, law enforcement career

When Lori Kammer left Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in October 2017, she was in a wheelchair, unable to walk after a two-week stay [STRIP SHOOTING VICTIM STRIVES TO REGAIN NORMALCY, LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER]( [When Lori Kammer left Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in October 2017, she was in a wheelchair, unable to walk after a two-week stay. During her next visit in May, she hobbled in with the help of a walker. In September, she walked in on her own power. Kammer, a 17-year-veteran with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department in Norwalk, Calif., was shot in the left hip during the Oct. 1 mass shooting on the Strip.]( [LAS VEGAS FAITH LEADERS UNITE FOR EMOTIONAL OCT. 1 SERVICE ON THE STRIP]( [Bishop George Leo Thomas of the Catholic Diocese of Las Vegas asked a congregation gathered Sunday at Guardian Angel Cathedral on the Strip how they would mend a broken heart - and stop the rain from falling down. The symbolic lyrics, from a 1971 song Bee Gees legends Barry and Robin Gibb wrote for soul artist Al Green, help capture the struggles faced over the last year by the local community in dealing with the aftermath of the Oct. 1 mass shooting, Thomas said.]( [EDITORIAL: ANOTHER YEAR IS TOO LONG TO GO WITHOUT MEANINGFUL GUN REFORM]( [A year after the Oct. 1 shooting, bump stocks remain legal in Nevada. So do high-capacity magazines. So do assault-style weapons and tracer bullets. And all can still be purchased without a background check if the transaction doesn't involve a licensed gun dealer but instead is between unlicensed individuals. In other words, not much has changed in terms of gun policy in Nevada one year after the worst mass shooting in modern history. That's shameful.]( [FOR BOULDER CITY BUSINESSES, REROUTED TRAFFIC MEANS FEWER CUSTOMERS]( [The long-awaited Interstate 11 makes it faster for road travel between Nevada and Arizona. But the road, also known as the Boulder City Bypass, is to blame for the traffic at some Boulder City businesses to slump. Take Alpaca Imports, where owner Kevin Devine says the bypass caused his business to drop 60 percent in three weeks.]( [NEXT ONE COUNTS: GOLDEN KNIGHTS READY FOR REAL GAMES AFTER DOMINANT PRESEASON]( [Regardless of the sport, there's always a debate over how much meaning should be assigned to preseason performance. The consensus is not much, though it's always more preferable to win than to lose, and the Vegas Golden Knights have done a lot of winning this preseason.]( MOST READ: [NHL season preview: Teams load up to challenge champion Caps]( [Arizona officials look to reach Colorado River drought deal]( ['We've become stronger': Victims' families talk resiliency at Oct. 1 art exhibit]( [New Tesla chair must rein in CEO Musk at key moment]( [Scholarship fund will help children of those killed in Oct. 1 shooting]( [Join Our Mailing List]( Greenspun Media Group, 2275 Corporate Circle, Suite 300, Henderson, NV 89074 [SafeUnsubscribe™ {EMAIL}]( [Forward this email]( | [Update Profile]( | [About our service provider]( Sent by thesundaily@lasvegassun.com