NEVADA SHERIFFS’ & CHIEFS’ ASSOCIATION
PRESS RELEASE
March 1, 2013
On February 28, 2013 the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ association voted
unanimously to end the recognition of Arizona concealed weapon permits.
Effective the date of this release the State of Nevada will no longer recognize
Arizona concealed weapon permits.
This action was taken in accordance with Nevada Revised Statue 202.3689. The
Nevada Department of Public Safety is charged with the responsibility to audit
other states’ concealed weapon laws and training regulations. In accordance with
Nevada law other states must have an electronic database of permit holders,
which is accessible 24 hours a day by law enforcement, and their training
standards must be substantially similar to, or more stringent than the State of
Nevada.
In early February the NvSCA was notified by Las Vegas area firearms instructors
that Arizona had substantially altered their training requirements to standards
below that required by Nevada.
The Nevada Department of Public Safety contacted the Arizona Department of
Public Safety to conduct an audit. Arizona DPS confirmed significant changes
were made by their legislative body in 2010 and 2011. Some of the more
significant changes removed statutory minimum training requirements and
removed statutory marksmanship and judgmental shooting requirements. These
changes created a substantially dissimilar training requirement in comparison to
Nevada.
At the February 28th meeting of the NvSCA DPS officials presented their audit
findings, and subsequently the NvSCA voted to end the recognition of Arizona
concealed weapon permits.
