Below are the laws and ordinances concerning airguns, BB guns, pellet guns and airsoft guns for Las Vegas Nevada:
CHAPTER 10.72 DISCHARGING IN CITY Las Vegas, Nevada Code of Ordinances
10.72.010 Limited to galleries.
It shall be unlawful within the City limits, except in a regular licensed shooting gallery to willfully discharge any pistol, firearm, air gun, musket, or instrument of any kind, character or description which throws a bullet or missiles for any distance by means of the elastic force of air or any explosive substance.
(Ord. 39 § 1, 1913: prior code § 6-3-8)
CHAPTER 13.04 USE OF STREETS AND SIDEWALKS Las Vegas, Nevada Code of Ordinances
13.04.050 Playing—Throwing or shooting missiles.
It shall be unlawful for any person to play at a game of ball or in any other game, or practice at passing or hitting a ball, upon any sidewalk, street, or public alley, except as may be allowed on “play streets” declared such under the provisions of Title 11. It shall be unlawful for any person to throw stones or use a sling, or discharge gravel, marbles or anything out of a sling shooter, blow gun, air gun or other device or implement of like kind or character, on any sidewalk, street, or public alley in the City.
(Ord. 1949 code Ch. 32 § 7: prior code § 9-1-7)
In addition to the laws and ordinances for the city of Las Vegas, residents will also have to follow the laws put in place by the state of Nevada concerning airguns, BB guns, pellet guns and airsoft guns. They include the following:
Nevada state law prohibits individuals from carrying or possessing an air gun while on the Nevada System of Higher Education, public and private schools, child care facilities, or while in a vehicle while on any of these properties.
Nevada State Air Gun Laws
Nevada state law NRS 202.290 states that firing an airsoft gun in a public place is illegal, as well as endangering any person by firing an airsoft gun.
NRS 202.290 Aiming firearm at human being; discharging weapon where person might be endangered; penalty. Unless a greater penalty is provided in NRS 202.287, a person who willfully:
1. Aims any gun, pistol, revolver or other firearm, whether loaded or not, at or toward any human being; or
2. Discharges any firearm, air gun or other weapon, or throws any deadly missile in a public place or in any place where any person might be endangered thereby, although an injury does not result, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 344; RL § 6609; NCL § 10292]—(NRS A 1989, 820, 1240, 1243)