Self-defense laws in Nevada can be tricky to understand. Our criminal defense attorneys break down when use of force is permitted and when it is not as it pertains to self-defense.
In 2015, the Nevada Legislature amended its laws to prohibit any person who is convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, as defined by federal law, to “own or have in his or her possession or under his or her custody or control any firearm.” The federal definition of “domestic violence” is expansive: [T]he terms ‘misdemeanor crime…
Nevada’s domestic violence laws were recently amended to include harsh provisions concerning firearms. Specifically, any person convicted of misdemeanor or felony domestic violence is prohibited from owning, possessing, having custody or control of a firearm. Significantly, a “firearm” is defined as “any firearm that is loaded or unloaded and operable or inoperable.” Yes…this means if…