Carson City sheriff joins statewide agreement to extend expired concealed firearms permits
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Tue, 03/31/2020 - 1:15pm
Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong has joined Nevada sheriffs in all 17 counties statewide in agreeing to a 120-day temporary extension for all Concealed Weapons Permits (CCW) that have expired, or will expire, on or after March 12, 2020.
"All of the sheriffs are working together throughout the state to ensure we have consistency regardless of travelers and how we handle concealed weapons permits internally to the state of Nevada. We don't have the ability to create the similar agreements in reciprocal states, but we are cognizant of what other states and jurisdictions are doing to curtail exposures," said Sheriff Furlong of the agreement. "I want to comment the sheriff in Clark County for bringing this up to our attention. Like all other jurisdictions, we want to help and do our part to make sure everyone is safe and suffer as little impact as possible as we go through this. We value our employees just as we do our families."
This extension is only valid within the borders of Nevada. The following is the March 30 letter of announcement from the Nevada Sheriffs’ and Chiefs’ Association:
With the Declaration of Emergency to facilitate the State’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic issued by Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak on March 12, 2020 and the subsequent Emergency Directives issued as well, many Nevada Sheriff’s Offices have reduced their daily operations to only essential functions.
In an effort to avoid unnecessary person to person contact and to help stop the spread of COVID-19, administrative functions such as fingerprinting have been suspended which are a necessary part of the investigation for a permit or permit renewal under Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) 202.366 and 202.3677.
The sheriffs of Nevada recognize that there are concealed firearm permit holders whose valid permits will expire pursuant to NRS 202.366.4 during this time of declared emergency and who have no way of renewing their valid permit until the issuing Sheriff’s Office can again conduct the investigation.
There has been no emergency legislation or directive to remedy this circumstance. As such, the sheriffs of Nevada agree that an extension for those affected concealed firearm permits is warranted and is as follows:
— Any Nevada concealed firearm permit that expires on or after March 12, 2020 will be valid until July 15, 2020.
— This is NOT a rolling 120 days but rather a block of time to allow for the Emergency to end and Sheriff’s Offices to resume administrative functions to complete the required investigation per NRS 202.366.
— An extension of the Emergency will necessitate reevaluation of this Sheriff’s Agreement.
The 17 elected sheriffs of Nevada have been queried this date and agree to this extension for the benefit of the citizens they serve. They are requesting that any law enforcement personnel in Nevada and in States who recognize Nevada permits honor this extension as outlined above.
