john-in-reno
Regular Member
I sent out a letter today to the Washoe county commissioners today and here it is.
Greetings County Commissioners
I wrote to you about 6 months ago pertaining to the possession of firearms in the Regional Parks and Open Spaces in Washoe county and I have not heard anything back from any of you as of yet, except for the auto reply from 2 of you stating you got the message.
Please bare with me while I make my point
Section 95.220 of the Washoe county ordinance states:
95.220 Firearms, archery devices: Possession or discharge in county parks.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may possess or discharge any weapon from which a projectile may be
propelled by means of explosive, spring, gas, air or other force in any county park.
2. The provisions of this section relating to possession or discharge of firearms do not apply if the firearm or archery device
is possessed or discharged:
(a) At a designated shooting or archery facility owned and operated by the county; and
(b) Under the supervision and control of the range master at the facility.
3. Each range master may, upon approval of the director, adopt reasonable rules governing the possession and discharge of firearms
and archery devices at the facility of which he is in charge, and all persons using the facility shall adhere strictly to those rules.
[§12, Ord. No. 229; A Ord. Nos. 437, 713] (713 Adopted Date Jan 19, 1987 Jan 26, 1987)
After looking thru the Washoe county website I see that this was last amended in Jan of 1987.
In 1989, NRS 244.364 was added which limits the county’s ability to regulate firearms
[FONT="] NRS [/FONT][FONT="]244.364[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Limited authority to regulate firearms; restrictions concerning registration of certain firearms in county whose population is 400,000 or more.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="] 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as are necessary to regulate the transfer,
sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transportation, registration and licensing of firearms and ammunition in Nevada, and no county may infringe
upon those rights and powers. As used in this subsection, “firearm” means any weapon from which a projectile is discharged by means of an explosive,
spring, gas, air or other force.
2. A board of county commissioners may proscribe by ordinance or regulation the unsafe discharge of firearms.
3. If a board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 400,000 or more has required by ordinance or regulation adopted before June 13,
1989, the registration of a firearm capable of being concealed, the board of county commissioners shall amend such an ordinance or regulation to
require:
(a) A period of at least 60 days of residency in the county before registration of such a firearm is required.
(b) A period of at least 72 hours for the registration of a pistol by a resident of the county upon transfer of title to the pistol to the resident by purchase,
gift or any other transfer.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, as used in this section:
(a) “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel by the force of any
explosion or other form of combustion.
(b) “Firearm capable of being concealed” includes all firearms having a barrel less than 12 inches in length.
(c) “Pistol” means a firearm capable of being concealed that is intended to be aimed and fired with one hand.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 652; A 2007, 1289)[/FONT]
[FONT="]As you can see the Washoe County Ordinances are out of date, and need to be brought back into alignment to conform with state law before someone gets arrested in one of the county parks, and decides to sue the county for thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars and in these bad economic times and with the state, county, and city budgets getting smaller and tighter every day, I think it would be wise to research this for yourselves and fix this just like the city of Sparks has in Nov of 2010[/FONT]
[FONT="]If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to contact me[/FONT]
Greetings County Commissioners
I wrote to you about 6 months ago pertaining to the possession of firearms in the Regional Parks and Open Spaces in Washoe county and I have not heard anything back from any of you as of yet, except for the auto reply from 2 of you stating you got the message.
Please bare with me while I make my point
Section 95.220 of the Washoe county ordinance states:
95.220 Firearms, archery devices: Possession or discharge in county parks.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, no person may possess or discharge any weapon from which a projectile may be
propelled by means of explosive, spring, gas, air or other force in any county park.
2. The provisions of this section relating to possession or discharge of firearms do not apply if the firearm or archery device
is possessed or discharged:
(a) At a designated shooting or archery facility owned and operated by the county; and
(b) Under the supervision and control of the range master at the facility.
3. Each range master may, upon approval of the director, adopt reasonable rules governing the possession and discharge of firearms
and archery devices at the facility of which he is in charge, and all persons using the facility shall adhere strictly to those rules.
[§12, Ord. No. 229; A Ord. Nos. 437, 713] (713 Adopted Date Jan 19, 1987 Jan 26, 1987)
After looking thru the Washoe county website I see that this was last amended in Jan of 1987.
In 1989, NRS 244.364 was added which limits the county’s ability to regulate firearms
[FONT="] NRS [/FONT][FONT="]244.364[/FONT][FONT="] [/FONT][FONT="]Limited authority to regulate firearms; restrictions concerning registration of certain firearms in county whose population is 400,000 or more.[/FONT][FONT="][/FONT]
[FONT="] 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, the Legislature reserves for itself such rights and powers as are necessary to regulate the transfer,
sale, purchase, possession, ownership, transportation, registration and licensing of firearms and ammunition in Nevada, and no county may infringe
upon those rights and powers. As used in this subsection, “firearm” means any weapon from which a projectile is discharged by means of an explosive,
spring, gas, air or other force.
2. A board of county commissioners may proscribe by ordinance or regulation the unsafe discharge of firearms.
3. If a board of county commissioners in a county whose population is 400,000 or more has required by ordinance or regulation adopted before June 13,
1989, the registration of a firearm capable of being concealed, the board of county commissioners shall amend such an ordinance or regulation to
require:
(a) A period of at least 60 days of residency in the county before registration of such a firearm is required.
(b) A period of at least 72 hours for the registration of a pistol by a resident of the county upon transfer of title to the pistol to the resident by purchase,
gift or any other transfer.
4. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 1, as used in this section:
(a) “Firearm” means any device designed to be used as a weapon from which a projectile may be expelled through the barrel by the force of any
explosion or other form of combustion.
(b) “Firearm capable of being concealed” includes all firearms having a barrel less than 12 inches in length.
(c) “Pistol” means a firearm capable of being concealed that is intended to be aimed and fired with one hand.
(Added to NRS by 1989, 652; A 2007, 1289)[/FONT]
[FONT="]As you can see the Washoe County Ordinances are out of date, and need to be brought back into alignment to conform with state law before someone gets arrested in one of the county parks, and decides to sue the county for thousands if not hundreds of thousands of dollars and in these bad economic times and with the state, county, and city budgets getting smaller and tighter every day, I think it would be wise to research this for yourselves and fix this just like the city of Sparks has in Nov of 2010[/FONT]
[FONT="]If you have any questions or comments don’t hesitate to contact me[/FONT]
