Open Carry in Nevada

Nevada has no state law that requires a permit to carry a firearm openly. The permit requirement applies to carrying a pistol, revolver or other firearm concealed upon the person, meaning carried so that it is not discernible by ordinary observation. Place limits still apply, such as the ban on dangerous weapons on school and child care property and in vehicles of a school or child care facility.

Nevada has no state law that requires a handgun carried in a vehicle by a person without a permit to be unloaded, cased or locked; the concealed-carry permit requirement applies to weapons carried concealed upon the person. Separately, it is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle or loaded shotgun (a cartridge or shell in the firing chamber) in or on a vehicle on or along a public highway or other way open to the public, with exceptions for certain persons with disabilities and on-duty peace officers and military members. Dangerous weapons may not be possessed in a vehicle of a school or child care facility.

Without written permission under NRS 202.265, no one may carry or possess a pistol, revolver or other firearm on the property of the Nevada System of Higher Education, a private or public school or a child care facility, or in a school or child care facility vehicle (gross misdemeanor). Permit holders may carry in public buildings generally, but not in a public building on the property of a public airport, a public building on public school or university property (without written permission), or a public building that has 'a metal detector at each public entrance' or a no-firearms sign posted at each public entrance (with exceptions for judges in their courtrooms, prosecutors, employees and those with written permission from the person in control). Violating these rules is a misdemeanor.