The six were all either middle or high school students and were shot just before 1400 local time (2200 GMT), the Associated Press news agency reports.
At least two people are believed to have taken part in the shootings.
Police are giving few details other than saying they are investigating a theory the shooting was gang-related.
It was not clear if the suspects had been on foot or in a vehicle.
According to local newspaper Las Vegas Review Journal, the six students were shot near a bus stop on "Alexander Road at Walnut Road".
Two are believed to be in their late teens and the others are believed to be juveniles, it said, adding that one of those hurt is a girl.
Two male casualties were reportedly shot in the torso and the others apparently suffered less serious wounds, the newspaper added.
The Las Vegas incident follows a series of gun attacks in other US cities in the past week, the BBC's Peter Bowes reports.
A 19-year-old man killed eight people and himself at a shopping centre in Nebraska, and a further five people died at a church and a faith-based training centre in Colorado.
What the fuck? Seriously. This is the third US shooting story the BBC has covered this week, and I know these aren't the only ones that have happened here this week. So seriously...gun control? For Xenu's sake people! Trust me, I like guns; I dig the 2nd amendment. I seriously enjoy target shooting. I even like gun shows...though the fact I didn't have to show ID the last time I purchased a firearm at one (legally mind you) bugged me a little...which is my bloody point! What the Hell is wrong this country? Yes, most people that buy guns use them safely and legally. But I bet most would also agree to register them, take a training course, and purchase a license without feeling like they were giving up a constitutional right, which by my read actually only allows for a "well regulated (read state) militia", and not that every not job gets to claim firearms as a right tantamount to voting. Bless us and guide us in your wisdom, Lord Xenu.
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I don't like guns. I hate them. I hate the creation of them, the use of them, the sale of them and everything relating to them. I think nothing good comes from 99% of their existance.
That having been said - a ban - or if you will "War on Guns" will result in the same thing that the useless War on Drugs resulted in. More people with guns, more crimes with guns, more unregulated black market guns, more deaths with guns. The best way to insure someone is going to do something is to tell them that they can't.
If the zombies come - I'll stick with my bat:P
Guns have done a lot of evil and a lot of good throughout history. It depends on who has their finger on the trigger.
Stronger regulation and registration on a federal level of all firearms would be a nice first step here. Then states could follow up with stricter laws if they so choose.
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I think that a nice array of weaponry is in order for when the zombie plague arrives. I think that a few shotguns and a few swords along with the bats and hammers should all be thought of as perfectly acceptable means to dispatch the undead.
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I never said anything about banning guns. I spoke of regulation. I think I even mentioned that I own guns and enjoy target shooting. I would be a little unhappy if they were made illegal. How would we dispatch zombies...cause a bat ain't gonna cut it, especially if they are those 28 days later zombies? And how else will we start the revolution against the coming Huckabee regime. But I wouldn't mind registering them and having to acquire a permit to purchase one.
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