Nevada law provides that:

“[T]he State of Nevada is the only governmental entity in this state that may commence a lawsuit against a manufacturer or distributor of a firearm or ammunition or a trade association related to firearms or ammunition for damages, abatement or injunctive relief resulting from or relating to the lawful design or manufacture of a firearm or ammunition or the marketing or sale of a firearm or ammunition to the public.”¹

Local governments may sue manufacturers or distributors of a firearm or ammunition for breach of contract or warranty concerning a firearm or ammunition purchased by the entity.²

Nevada law also provides that “[n]o person has a cause of action against the manufacturer or distributor of any firearm or ammunition merely because the firearm or ammunition was capable of causing serious injury, damage or death, was discharged and proximately caused serious injury, damage or death.”³

This limitation does not affect a cause of action based upon a defect in design or production.⁴ The capability of a firearm or ammunition to cause serious injury, damage or death when discharged does not make the product defective in design.⁵

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1. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12.107(1).[↩]
2. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 12.107(2).[↩]
3. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 41.131(1).[↩]
4. Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 41.131(2).[↩]
5. Id.[↩]