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4. Nevada has a state pre-emption law.

Mon Mar 25, 2013, 01:31 PM

Mar 2013

Only the state legislature can enact stricter laws, this bars cities/towns/counties from setting their own firearms laws.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gun_laws_in_Nevada

Open carry

Nevada is a traditional open carry state with seemingly complete state preemption of firearms laws. However, several localities have passed and are enforcing "Deadly Weapons" laws which conflict with the preemption laws, and whose legality is therefore at issue. Were this not the case, Nevada would qualify as a "Gold Star" open carry state. Effective Oct 1, 2007 is legislation that prohibits counties/cities/towns from enacting ordinances more restrictive than state law – the legislature reserves for itself the right to legislate firearms law. This law is retroactive.[citation needed] Hence the more restrictive ordinances in North Las Vegas and Boulder City are null and void.

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f*cking gun nuts. What the hell is wrong with these psychopaths? bowens43 Mar 2013 #1

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Nevada has a state pre-emption law. premium Mar 2013 #4

They must want to walk around with very old machine guns frazzled Mar 2013 #5