As provided for in NRS § 202.2547, any person involved in the sales of a gun is required to get help from a certified firearm dealer in conducting a check on any person who desires to purchase a firearm.
Under NRS § 202.360, one can be hindered from purchasing, owning, or carrying a gun if such a person has been charged and declared guilty of any crime that can be regarded as a felony (within or outside the state), misdemeanor, or domestic abuse. In addition to this, any person who is wanted for a crime, who disregards the law, who abuses drugs; will also be prohibited from purchasing a firearm.
No law in Nevada requires a privately owned firearm to be registered.
Any person who intends to conceal a firearm must first obtain a permit to do so from the local sheriff’s office.
Individuals in the military must be up to 18 years of age to apply for and obtain a permit. Below are the steps to obtain a Nevada Concealed Firearm Permit:
Conclude a safety and training course for firearms that is approved and recognized by the guidelines stated in NRS § 202.3657(3)(c).
Get and fill a form to apply for a Permit to carry Concealed Weapons (this form can be gotten from and is to be submitted to any local sheriff’s department in your area. This is to be submitted alongside any other needed document).
Your fingerprint, as a means of identification, is to be submitted to the sheriff’s office as well.
Colored passport photographs, as a means of identification, are to be attached to these documents as well.
You will also be required to pay appropriate and accepted application costs.
As provided in NRS § 202.3688 and § 202.2689, concealed carry permits from some states in the US are not accepted in Nevada.