AB436
AN ACT relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions relating to the forms prescribed for a permit to carry a concealed firearm and for the renewal of such a permit; revising provisions relating to courses in firearm safety that are required to be completed to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm; revising provisions governing the renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; authorizing a retired law enforcement officer who is not a resident of this State to apply to any sheriff for certification to become a qualified retired law enforcement officer; prohibiting the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History from charging a fee for a background check under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Close title AN ACT relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions relating to the forms prescribed for a permit to carry a concealed firearm and for the renewal of such a permit; revising provisions relating to courses in firearm safety that are required to be completed to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm; revising provisions governing the renewal of a permit to carry a concealed firearm; authorizing a retired law enforcement officer who is not a resident of this State to apply to any sheriff for certification to become a qualified retired law enforcement officer; prohibiting the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History from charging a fee for a background check under certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.
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AN ACT relating to firearms; removing and revising certain exemptions of The Background Check Act; revising provisions r
Existing law commonly known and cited as The Background Check Act requires a licensed firearm dealer to conduct a background check on a person who wishes to buy or receive a firearm from an unlicensed person. Existing law also provides certain exemptions from the requirement to conduct a background check when a private person is selling or transferring a firearm. (NRS 202.2544-202.2549) Section 1 of this bill: (1) removes the requirement that a peace officer, security guard entitled to carry a firearm, member of the armed forces or federal official must be acting within the scope of his or her employment and official duties for the exemption to be effective; and (2) adds a qualified retired law enforcement officer to the list of persons exempted from the Act. Existing law authorizes a person to apply to the sheriff to obtain a permit to carry a concealed firearm and sets forth various requirements and conditions related to the issuance of such permits. (NRS 202.3657) Section 2 of this bill requires: (1) any application for a permit to carry a concealed firearm to be on a uniform statewide form prescribed by regulation of the Department of Public Safety; and (2) a sheriff to determine that a course in firearm safety meets any uniform statewide standards that are established by the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association or, if the Nevada Sheriffs' and Chiefs' Association ceases to exist, its legal successor. Existing law provides that a permit to carry a conce
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