While researchers work to join clues behind Monday’s mass shooting in Manhattan, a central question can be how the Las Vegas man was able to acquire their weapons, given the strict Nevada weapons control laws.
The gunman, Shane Devon Tamura, 27, used a semi -automatic rifle of M4 style and had a .357 caliber revolver at the time of the attack, according to sources of application of the law. The revolver was legally bought, sources told ABC News.
The shooter had a hidden weapons permit issued in Nevada, according to the researchers. It is not clear how the shooter acquired the rifle, which was used in the incident.
In this archive photo of May 28, 2022, mothers demand action together with the student activists of the Clark County School District celebrate a protest against armed violence outside Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas.
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It is against the laws of the New York State transport or possess assault weapons.
Although Nevada does not have a similar prohibition, the State has undertaken several measures since 2017, when 60 people died and hundreds were injured in a massive shooting in Las Vegas, to limit access to firearms to people who represent a danger to themselves and for others, according to David Pucino, the legal director and the deputy director of the Giffords Law Center to prevent the violence of arms.
“In our most recent Qualification ballot For the states, Nevada obtained a B- when it came to arms laws, “he told ABC News.
Here is a breakdown of Nevada’s weapons laws.
Background verification
Nevada is a state of open transport for both firearms and larger rifles and shotguns. Any adult 18 years can buy a firearm without permission.
In 2020, a law was promulgated that required that all private firearms purchases undergo a history verification.
Hidden transport permit
Nevada allows the application of local law to grant hidden transport permits to firearms users if they meet certain criteria.
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The owner of the gun must be more than 21 years old, approve a background verification and complete a certified weapon security course, according to state law.
Hidden transport applicants who have a criminal sentence are on probation, have voluntarily or involuntarily committed to a mental health center in the five years prior to the request, or have a registry of habitual consumption of alcohol or drugs, according to state law.
Places where weapons are prohibited
Although open transport laws allow users of firearms to have their weapons in them, several places in Nevada are out of limits, according to state law.
Weapons owners cannot take their weapons to public schools, government buildings, such as courts and prisons, and any business that has a clear signage of prohibiting firearms, according to state law.
State laws allow weapons to become hospitals, places of worship, sports sands and parks that do not have this signage.
Extreme Risk Protection Order
In 2019, Nevada approved its version of a “red flag” law that allows courts to eliminate a person’s firearms if it has been shown to be a danger.
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According to the Extreme Risk Protection Order, people, the application of the law, family or home members may present a request that demonstrates an individual that an individual represents a danger to themselves or for others.
The issue of the petition has the right to appeal the order if a judge approves it, in accordance with the law.
Firearms prohibitions for mental health problems
Nevada prohibits firearms to anyone who has been awarded as mentally ill or who has been committed to any mental health center by a court “in any state.
In addition, the Police cannot approve an hidden transportation to any applicant who “has been voluntarily or involuntarily admitted to a mental health center during the 5 years immediately previous,” according to state law.
Device security, storage
Nevada does not have a law that requires firearms to be stored safely when they are not in use.
Nevada State Capitol Building in Carson City, Nev.
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In 2023, the State promulgated a law that requires licensed arms merchants to provide arms owners with a blocking device for their weapons and have a signage in their stores that “informs the buyer that the negligent storage of a firearm can cause prison or a fine.”
Ghost guns
In 2022, Nevada promulgated a ban on ghost weapons, which are firearms without serial numbers that are sold as kits that users assemble on their own.
It is one of the 15 states that created legislation that regulates those weapons, which the police have marked as impossible to track.
