Nevada Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | No |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | Yes |
The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. Nevada recognizes Idaho, Mississippi, and South Dakota enhanced permits only. Nevada only honors permits or licenses from individuals 21 years of age or older. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | Enacted |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Legal |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Conditional Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
No state permit is required to purchase a rifle, shotgun or handgun. MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required to possess a rifle, shotgun or handgun. MORE |
Carrying
It is unlawful to carry concealed upon the person a handgun or other firearm without a permit to carry. State law does not prohibit the open carrying of a firearm, but one should exercise caution when carrying a firearm in public. MORE |
Antiques and Replicas
Nevada statutes are silent on antique and replica firearms. They are treated as ordinary firearms for possession and carrying purposes. |
Machine Guns
It is lawful to possess, purchase or sell a machine gun or silencer that is legally registered and possessed in compliance with all federal laws and regulations. MORE |
Preemption
The Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as are necessary to regulate the transfer, sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transportation, registration and licensing of firearms and ammunition. MORE |
Range Protection
A shooting range does not constitute a nuisance with respect to any noise attributable to the shooting range if the shooting range is in compliance with the provisions of all applicable statutes, ordinances and regulations concerning noise. MORE |
Miscellaneous Provisions
It is unlawful to set any “spring gun” or “trap gun”. MORE |
Monday, September 19, 2016
Nevadans will be bombarded with flimsy statistics in a desperate attempt by gun control advocates to limit the ...
Thursday, September 15, 2016
According to an article in this week’s Las Vegas Review Journal, the Guinn Center, an independent think tank, ...
Thursday, September 15, 2016
A National Rifle Association-backed group has begun airing a TV ad featuring the Nevada state attorney general and ...
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
The first ad from the National Rifle Association’s Nevadans for Freedom campaign against Question 1 launches this week.
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
NRA Nevadans for Freedom launched its first television ad this week against the Question 1 gun control ballot ...
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
Bloomberg-backed piece falsely claims Question 1 will stop “convicted felons from buying a gun.”
Monday, September 12, 2016
As the Nov. 8 election draws nearer, the battle is heating up for the votes of Nevada and ...
Thursday, September 1, 2016
The first television advertisement attempting to convince Nevada voters to cast ballots in favor of stricter gun-purchase checks ...
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
Members of the grassroots movement Nevadans for Freedom that aims to defeat Question 1 on the November ballot ...
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
NRA Nevadans for Freedom fact checked the newly-released television ad paid for by the gun control group Nevadans ...