Existing law generally prohibits an unlicensed person from selling or transferring a firearm to another unlicensed person unless a licensed dealer first conducts a background check on the buyer or transferee, with certain exceptions. (NRS 202.2547) One such exception is that a background check is not required to be conducted for the sale or transfer of a firearm by or to: (1) any law enforcement agency; and (2) to the extent he or she is acting within the course and scope of his or her employment and official duties, any peace officer, security guard entitled to carry a firearm under NAC 648.345, member of the armed forces or federal official. (NRS 202.2548) This bill revises that exception with respect to the sale or transfer of a firearm by or to a peace officer by: (1) removing the requirement that the peace officer be acting within the course and scope of his or her employment and official duties; and (2) adding the requirement that the peace officer be employed by a law enforcement agency and in good standing.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 202.2548