No, You Cannot Carry a Gun In a Backpack in Nevada*

According to the LVRJ, a guy gets arrested for trespassing in the Las Vegas Realtors office after having a history of not supposed to be-ing there. He's arrested for having a handgun in his backpack along with two "extended magazines" (whatever that is). He told police "that he 'was under the impression' that the concealed carry law was 'only for those who carry on their person and not in a backpack'.”

Without a CCW, you cannot carry a gun in a backpack in Nevada. We are an "on the person" state meaning that if it is on your body, whether in your clothes, carried in a bag in your hand, or in this case in a worn backpack, it's being carried and it required a permit. Set the backpack down? It's not longer on your person. We're not an "about the person" state so it's okay in a purse or whatever on your counter or car seat, but the moment you pick it up it falls under the CCW law.

Now this creates some interesting conundrums like carrying an unloaded gun in a locked box or purpose-made gun case going to and from the range. This is an extremely rare charge that essentially never happens (though it has, hence essentially), so it's not a thing to worry about if you're going to/from shooting (targets, not people) or something.

In this case? Guy breaking the law (trespassing) also failed to do his homework and made a bad assumption and caught an extra charge for it. Don't be stupid. Don't trespass, don't carry illegally concealed firearms, don't vote for Democrats, and don't show up with a gun to a place you have a beef with.