Nevada

Yes, federal FOPA protects travelers passing through.

Legal without a permit.

Standard TSA regulations apply (locked hard-sided container, declared, unloaded).

Shall Issue. No Constitutional Carry.

Shall Issue. Processed by County Sheriff.

Prohibited unless written permission is granted by the university president (rarely granted).

Federal GFSZA applies. NV CCW exempts holder from federal 1000ft zone prohibition, but NOT from school property itself (NRS 202.265).

Handguns: Yes (if visible or with CCW). Long guns: No, must be unloaded (unchambered).

Allowed if legal under state law (CCW for concealed, open carry allowed). Buildings prohibited.

Schools, universities, childcare facilities, and public buildings with metal detectors/signs.

Handguns can be loaded. Long guns must be unchambered. No locked container requirement for general transport.

Legal if compliant with federal NFA.

Banned. It is illegal to possess, purchase, or transport unfinished frames/receivers (80% lowers) or firearms without serial numbers.

Legal if compliant with federal NFA (tax stamp required).

Required. Possession of unserialized firearms is prohibited.

None.

Legal if registered with ATF (NFA item).

No state ban.

No limit.

N/A - No ban.

No state registration. Clark County 'Blue Cards' were abolished in 2015.

No mandatory locking law, but liability exists if a child gains access due to negligence.

Yes, 'High-Risk Protection Orders' allow police or family to petition for temporary removal of firearms.

No registration required for new residents.

Not required by state law.

Must be processed through an FFL with a background check.

Allowed. NRS 202.2548 exempts transfers between immediate family members from the background check requirement.

None.

Yes, negligent storage leading to child access is a misdemeanor or felony depending on outcome.

Prohibited. While recreational marijuana is legal in NV, it remains a controlled substance federally, and NRS 202.360 prohibits possession by 'unlawful users' of controlled substances.

Illegal aliens are prohibited. Legal permanent residents may possess firearms.

Universal Background Checks are required. Private parties must process the sale through a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL).

Illegal under federal law; NV relies on federal prosecution for straw purchases but prohibits providing firearms to prohibited persons.

Yes, state law explicitly prohibits possession by those convicted of a crime of domestic violence.

Nevada is a Point of Contact (POC) state. The Nevada Department of Public Safety conducts the background check (NICS) for all firearm transfers.

Nevada state prohibitions largely mirror federal prohibitions (felons, fugitives, drug users, adjudicated mentally ill, illegal aliens).

Felons, fugitives, unlawful users of controlled substances, domestic violence misdemeanants, and those adjudicated mentally defective.

18 for possession of long guns/handguns (private transfer/gift), but 21 to purchase handgun from FFL (federal law). NRS 202.310 prohibits sale to anyone under 18.

None.

No roster.

None required.

Legal, but must ship to a Nevada FFL for transfer.

None.

No state restrictions on quantity or type (other than federal armor-piercing bans).

Long guns may be purchased in other states if legal in both states. Handguns must be shipped to a Nevada FFL.

None.

Nevada law removes the duty to retreat inside one's dwelling and allows the use of force, including deadly force, against an intruder, extending this protection to vehicles and workplaces.

Nevada does not impose a duty to retreat before using deadly force, as explicitly stated in its stand your ground statute.

Nevada has a stand your ground law, codified in statute, which allows a person to use force, including deadly force, without a duty to retreat in any place where they have a right to be, provided they are not the original aggressor.