Nevada legislation · 83rd Legislature (2025)
Nevada AB245: Revises provisions relating to firearms. (BDR 15-648)
Status: Vetoed, June 3, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to firearms; prohibiting a person who is less than 21 years of age from possessing certain firearms; making it unlawful to aid or knowingly permit a person who is less than 21 years of age to possess a firearm under certain circumstances; prohibiting the sale or barter of certain firearms to a person who is less than 21 years of age; revising provisions relating to the storage of a firearm; revising provisions relating to the handling, possession or control of a firearm by certain children; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto…
From the enrolled text, May 22, 2025:
AN ACT relating to firearms; prohibiting a person who is less than 21 years of age from possessing certain firearms; making it unlawful to aid or knowingly permit a person who is less than 21 years of age to possess a firearm under certain circumstances; prohibiting the sale or barter of certain firearms to a person who is less than 21 years of age; revising provisions relating to the storage of a firearm; revising provisions relating to the handling, possession or control of a firearm by certain children; providing penalties; and providing other matters properly relating thereto. Legislative Counsel's Digest: Existing law prohibits a child who is less than 18 years of age from handling, possessing or controlling a firearm under certain circumstances. (NRS 202.300) Section 1 of this bill makes it a gross misdemeanor for a person who is less than 21 years of age to handle, possess or control or (2) semiautomatic centerfire rifle. Existing law provides that a person does not aid or knowingly permit a child to handle, possess or control a firearm if the firearm was stored in a securely locked container or at a location which a reasonable person would have believed to be secure. Under existing law, a person who aids or knowingly permits a child to handle, possess or control a firearm …
Sponsors
- Sandra Jauregui (D, 41) · primary sponsor