Thursday, August 23, 2012

NEVEDA

OFF THE WIRE
Police officers do not always know the law. Know this well enough to have an intelligent conversation. It could be the difference between a ride to the clink and riding home.

OPEN CARRY IN NEVADA

Under Nevada Law, you can open carry (but not brandish) any weapon that is not on the banned list (including knives and guns). This is implied by NRS 202.350 and affirmed by the 9th Circuit in US v. Brenner, 417 F.2d 421 (9th Cir. 1969). The courts actually say "possess but not conceal", but it is...
commonly known as "open carry”.

The banned list of weapons (which you cannot even possess in Nevada) include: any knife which is made an integral part of a belt buckle or, any instrument or weapon of the kind commonly known as a switchblade knife, blackjack, slungshot, billy, sand-club, sandbag or metal knuckles. NRS 202.350(1)(a)
CONCEALED CARRY OF KNIVES IN NEVADA, NRS 202.350

If a reasonable person can look at you and know you are carrying a knife, it is not concealed. If a reasonable person cannot look at you and know you are carrying a knife, it is concealed.

TO BE SAFE, ONLY CONCEALED CARRY FOLDING KNIVES (BUT NOT SWITCH BLADES OR SPRING...
BLADES), WITH BLADES SHORTER THAN 3 INCHES. This is a simple way to stay out of trouble.

For those of you that want additional information, here you go…

It is ILLEGAL to concealed carry a dirk, dagger, machete, a knife which is made an integral part of a belt buckle, or any other “dangerous or deadly weapon”. NRS 202.350(1)(d)

You MUST look at local law to define “dangerous or deadly weapon”. In most cases, a knife with a blade in a length LESS THAN 3 inches is legal to concealed carry. This is 100% true in Las Vegas (LV Code 107.70.010), North Las Vegas (NLV Code 9.32.040) Clark County Incorporated (Clark County Code 12.04.180), and Henderson (Hend. Code 8.98.010).

In Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, “deadly and dangerous weapon” (as applied to knives only) is defined as “any dirk or dagger, any knife with a blade three inches or larger in length, snap blade, spring blade, ice pick or similar stabbing tool, straight edge razor, razor blade fitted to a handle, and any cutting or stabbing weapon or device”. These are all illegal to concealed carry in Las Vegas and North Las Vegas. LV Code 107.70.010, and NLV Code 9.32.040.