Nevada - CCW permit requirements under review by state Senate Judiciary Committee

The Senate Judiciary Committee met this morning, February 16, 2011, to discuss three bills before it; SB29, SB88, and SB126. The most interesting of the three was SB126 which revises certain provisions relating to permits to carry concealed firearms.

The bill was introduced by Senator James A. Settelmeyer (R – Capital Senatorial Dist.) and Senator John J. Lee (D – Clark County 1) in a bipartisan effort to bring Nevada into alignment with other “Shall Issue” states regarding conceal carry permits. Under existing law, a person who applies for a permit to carry a firearm concealed is required to list each specific semiautomatic firearm to which the permit will pertain, however does not need to list each specific revolver. Nevada is the last state in the union to require individual weapons qualifications.

There are apparently 49,000 CCW permit holders in Nevada, and the requirement that each semiautomatic firearm be added to an individual’s permit places a burden on authorities, as well as on citizens. Frank Adams, the Executive Director of the Nevada Sheriffs and Chiefs Department spoke in support of the bill.

While introducing the bill, Senator Lee stated, “Any semiautomatic firearm should be treated as any revolver,” after schmoozing the committee members and Chairwoman Valerie Wiener by stating they were the most handsome committee he had seen.


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Under the proposed measure, a permit holder would have to qualify for a revolver, semi-automatic weapon or both in order to carry them. But they would then be allowed to carry any firearm within those categories.

http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2011/feb/16/nv-concealed-weapons/