CCW in Las Vegas??

[K40]

I just received this email from the NRA....

"Help Support Vital Second Amendment Legislation
in the State of Nevada!



Currently, it's illegal to own or possess a handgun in Clark County, Nevada, unless it's registered with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.



This means that if you have a Nevada right to carry permit from any other county outside of Clark County, your pistol must be registered in Clark County if you are there more than one day. Even if you come to Clark County to participate in a pistol-shooting event or gun show that lasts more than one day, your pistol must be registered with the sheriff of Clark County.



The Nevada Revised Statutes (244.364) establishes a uniform state law for all firearms in the state of Nevada. However, when the law was passed in 1989,

Clark County was "grandfathered," which means that any and all local ordinances governing firearms before the law went into effect were allowed to stand. Of those local ordinances, and there are a handful, the most onerous by far are the two firearm registration ordinances within the County Code (Ordinances

Title 12, Chapter 12.04 Firearm and Air guns).



* 12.04.110 - "Any person receiving title to a pistol, whether by purchase, gift, or any other transfer, and whether from a dealer or from any other person, shall, within twenty-four hours of such receipt, personally appear at the county sheriff's office, together with the pistol, for the purpose of registering the same with the sheriff..."



* 12.04.200 - "It is unlawful for any person to own or have in his possession, within the unincorporated area of Clark County a gun, pistol, revolver, or any other firearm capable of being concealed, unless the same has first been registered with the sheriff or with a police department of any of the incorporated cities of Clark County."



State Senator John Lee (D-Clark County) is introducing legislation in the 2007 Session (BDR S-45) that will eliminate this "grandfather clause" from the State Firearms Preemption Law. This will remove the patchwork of local gun laws and protect law-abiding Nevada gun owners from inadvertently becoming criminals.



It is vital that NRA members communicate with their legislators prior to the session start date of February 5, while they are still in the districts, and ask them to join Senator Lee and co-author this very important piece of legislation. BDR S-45 has yet to be assigned a bill number, but when it does go to print, it would send a strong message of support to Senator Lee if it had your legislator's name attached as a co-author.



Thank you for your support!"




Well I'm confused, I thought visitors were exempt from this. Did something change? Or is the NRA just trying to motivate me?

 

[K40]

This from Packing.org...

http://www.packing.org/state/nevada/

Peaceable journey law summary

Date updated: Aug 12, 2005 @ 9:50 pm

I'm coming to Las Vegas on vacation or a business trip. Do I have to register my handgun with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department if I have a Nevada CFP issued by another county?

No. Registration of handguns is required only of Clark County residents and those non-residents wishing to obtain a Nevada CFP from the Clark County Sheriff. If you maintain a vacation residence in Clark County, and keep handguns at that residence, those handguns must also be registered with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department.

Here is a letter from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department to that effect. The letter is in Adobe Acrobat PDF[/url format. [/p]

Link here http://www.gmj.com/pdf/GunRegistration.pdf


With a new Sheriff in office, are things different?

 

[battlehatch]

You guys act like it's a big deal to register a gun there. I lived there for years and they are very cool about this. Bring your UNLOADED gun to the office, hand them some ID, and you get a nice fancy blue card. I have always gotten mine with the purchase of a new pistol. It's really not a big deal. They are open carry there too unless you are on the strip or north of charleston. Guess they don't want tourists getting freaked out, plus the alcohol content of that area. North of Charleston is ghetto, so you don't even need to be there in the first place.

 

[battlehatch]

Also, CCW is cake there. I think I remember it being about $100 and a qualify w/ whatever weapon you want to carry. Then it takes up to 120 days for the SO to approve, which it never really takes that long unless you have some background issues.

 

[Spreadfire Arms]

and to add to that craziness, the law states that if you move there you must register all handguns within 24 hours of moving there.

i waited 23 hours and went to Henderson PD as i was a resident there in 2004. the desk officer told me he would only register two for me and told me to go to LVMPD to register the rest as he was too busy to do the rest (i had 13 handguns to register).

i ended up just going to LVMPD South Central station and did them all. so the law requires you to register them, you make a good faith effort to comply, and then the police don't want to register them all when you show up.

and if i don't register all of them within 24 hours, i am the one in violation, not the officer who refused to register them!

in regards to a NV CCW, if the CCW is issued by LVMPD you have to "blue card" the handgun before you can have it added to the back of your CCW. also if you are stopped and have to advise them you are armed then you must produce the CCW and the blue card for that particular weapon.

this is different than in other parts of NV, just beware that if you have multiple weapons on your CCW you must carry the correct blue card.

 

[battlehatch]

They really aren't that strict about that 24 hour rule. It's more to GET YOUR a#* in gear and register them. I have carried open on my motorcycle and shot I dunno how many thousands of rounds in the desert with no problems what so ever. One cop stopped me on the bike, he asked for my blue card and that was that. We then talked about how cool he thought my XD45 was...

 

[WeedWhacker]

It's a disgusting law that has been on the books since 1965. North Las Vegas, a town to the immediate north of Vegas (duh), forbids the transportation of firearms in vehicles. Tell me again how folks in NLV are supposed to register their "firearms capable of being concealed"?

Sure, the process is mostly painless, but the process itself is a disgusting affront to the Constitution.

 

[K40]

I have a valid resident permit, and live in nearby Lincoln County, I have to register my gun every time I visit? My Utah CCW looks better all the time..

 

[Spreadfire Arms]

another side note when carrying LV casinos. i think last i checked the Stratosphere was the only casino in LV that had a "no guns" signed posted at all public entrances.

you CAN carry in LV casinos with a valid CCW but make sure it is concealed. if casino security sees it they will ask you to leave the premises immediately. if you dont they will arrest you for trespassing. i know this because i used to work at a major casino hotel and that was their policy.

 

[talleymonster]

This is just the post I needed to stumble upon. I am getting ready to get my CCW and I live in Las Vegas, and I wondered how much of a PITA it was going to be. Also, I didn't know Vegas was so anal about handgun registration. It's good information.