Form & Identity Requirements A valid driver's license or identification card meets the needs of an identification document. After the FFL has completed the identity verification with the ATF for 4473, the FFL must contact the Nevada Point of Contact Firearms Program.
Current Nevada law requires licensed dealers—but not individual sellers— to conduct background checks at gun shows.
Most background checks are resolved instantly, but investigations can currently last up to 90 days. There is no evidence that waiting periods reduce suicides, homicides, or mass shootings.
Both commercial and private gun dealers in Nevada must run universal background checks on purchasers before going through with the gun sale. Background checks may take up to three (3) days.
The timeframe for Nevada background checks does vary depending on how you choose to obtain the report. Whereas government access can take weeks to come through, companies such as iprospectcheck typically take just 1-2 days to less than a week for the more remote counties in Nevada.
Nevada gun laws permit residents to own guns, and there is no firearm registration requirement under state law. In addition, no permit is required in the state in order to openly carry a firearm.
No, Nevada does not require firearm registration.
Out-of-State Guns Must Come Into California Through a Dealer In order to bring into California any guns bought or obtained out of state, California residents must have the weapons directly shipped to a licensed gun dealer.
You cannot carry your handgun until you are 21 in the state of Nevada, but you can have the handgun in your home and it is “your handgun” to use as self-defense of your home.
You are also correct about the glove box: it is legal in the state of Nevada to keep a loaded handgun ANYWHERE in your vehicle. That said, if you do not have a CCW permit recognized by the state of Nevada that handgun cannot be concealed on your body.