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 |
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Law-abiding Nevadans who go to the trouble and expense of submitting their fingerprints, posing for a police mug ...
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Gun owners with Right-to-Carry permits from one of more than a dozen other states could carry their firearms ...
Monday, March 19, 2007
Senate Bill 237, introduced by State Senators John Lee (D-01) and Warren Hardy (R-12), is scheduled for a ...
Friday, March 16, 2007
The Bureau of Land Management has announced its intent to close certain areas within Nye County, NV to ...
Monday, March 12, 2007
Please Contact the Assembly Judiciary Committee Today! AB191, sponsored by the Assembly Judiciary Committee and brought forward by ...
Friday, March 9, 2007
Please Contact the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee Today!On Wednesday, March 14, Senate Bill 92, introduced by State Senator ...
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Assembly Bill 21, an Assembly Judiciary Committee sponsored bill, was granted a hearing on Monday, February 19th before ...
Friday, February 16, 2007
NRA is asking its members to contact their legislators and ask them to co-author Senator John Lee's (D- ...
Friday, February 16, 2007
In a direct assault on Nevada's Right-to-Carry Permit holders, the Nevada Chiefs and Sheriffs Association has sponsored a ...
Friday, February 2, 2007
The Diana Project is a program designed to introduce women into the world of hunting and other outdoor ...