Can Non-NV Residents Without Nevada CC Permit OC?

Hi guys. New member, and this is my first post. I want to visit NV this year to get a NV CC Permit. Two questions:

1. Can I OC while in NV prior to receiving my non-resident NV CC Permit?

2. I'm wide open as to where to take the CC course. Would I better off outside the two big metro areas of LV and Reno? Any suggestions as to which county I should apply in?

Thanks.

1. No law really governs OC in Nevada, so let's put it this way: there's no law prohibiting a non-resident from open carrying in the state. There's also no law prohibiting a resident from open carrying, so both the resident and non-resident are in the same category.

2. From stories I've read back and forth various forums, I think it'd be easier to get your non-res permit in Reno. Or maybe to be fair I should say anywhere that isn't Klark Kounty. I'm sure you'd be fine dealing with the Metro PD down there if you chose to do so, but it might go a little faster and easier if you do it in any of the smaller counties.

One example I hear a lot: guys in Clark County have to wait for Metro to send them a permit with updated address in the mail most of the time, whereas in Washoe County up here you can stand in line at the CCW desk and have a new card in about 15 minutes.

Appreciate that info. Thanks. I was actually thinking about maybe somewhere near the UT line like Wendover. That way I could do both courses/permits (NV/UT) assuming there's an instructor there.

What about OC in Las Vegas as a non-NV resident and the whole blue card issue. I was reading that the blue card must be with the weapon at all times but how does that apply to a non-resident?

crash5150 said:

What about OC in Las Vegas as a non-NV resident and the whole blue card issue. I was reading that the blue card must be with the weapon at all times but how does that apply to a non-resident?

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Blue cards not required by law to be carried or stored with the handgun; residents have 60 days to register. There is no law or county ordinance prohibiting open carry, and since there is no law, there's no law against non-residents OCing either. Fully loaded and chambered is okay, no magazine capacity limts. Long guns in vehicles can't have chambered rounds (I think it's a hunting thing). There's an ordinance or something in North Las Vegas which prohibits weapons in vehicles without a concealed weapons permit but NLV is trying its best not to let that one get contested in court (state law is virtually certain to be found to preempt).

Don't carry a handgun concealed in NV without a concealed weapons permit; it's a Felony. Inside a bag or container you are carrying counts ("...carried upon a person in such a manner as not to be discernible by ordinary observation"). Also, covered by a jacket or IWB will likely be considered to be concealed. At least, I wouldn't carry IWB. OC in a vehicle is OK; covered by a seatbelt is not concealed. No requirement by law to notify an officer you're carrying (concealed or not). And if you're from a state where you think NV might have reciprocity then triple-check it because Nevada has made changes in the last couple years, and I've seen inaccurate reciprocity maps (Idaho comes to mind, NV doesn't recognize Idaho permits yet a map that I have a copy of in my phone says it does).

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-202.html#NRS202Sec3653

district9 said:

Appreciate that info. Thanks. I was actually thinking about maybe somewhere near the UT line like Wendover. That way I could do both courses/permits (NV/UT) assuming there's an instructor there.

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Many instructors in NV offer a class that covers both NV and UT permits. They will give you the necessary paperwork to send in to UT. You don't have to take two separate classes.

SoLasVegas said:

Many instructors in NV offer a class that covers both NV and UT permits. They will give you the necessary paperwork to send in to UT. You don't have to take two separate classes.

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Florida is offered, too. When you get your fingerprints done you've got to also get extra to send off for those permits.

I think Utah might've just implemented a change in law which requires non-residents to hold the permit in their resident state first before they can get a Utah permit. The instructor would likely be up on this and know for sure.

AmbushBug said:

Blue cards not required by law to be carried or stored with the handgun; residents have 60 days to register.

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I believe people must be in Clark for 60 days before it is required. For existing residents who have already existed there for 60 days but newly acquire a handgun, they have 72 hours.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-244.html#NRS244Sec364

Registration in Clark County is also free, and the blue card does not need to be carried with the weapon.