Nevada Code § 202.273

Unlawful manufacture or sale of certain metal-penetrating bullets: Exceptions; penalty
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1. Except as provided in subsection 2, it
is unlawful to manufacture or sell any metal-penetrating bullet capable of
being fired from a handgun.
2. A person may manufacture and sell
metal-penetrating bullets pursuant to an agreement with a law enforcement
agency for the sale of such bullets to that agency.
3. A person who violates the provisions of
this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
4. As used in this section,
metal-penetrating bullet means a bullet whose core:
(a) Reduces the normal expansion of the bullet
upon impact; and
(b) Is at least as hard as the maximum hardness
attainable using solid red metal alloys,
and which
can be used in a handgun. The term does not include any bullet with a copper or
brass jacket and a core of lead or a lead alloy, or a bullet made of lead or
lead alloys.

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