RENO, Nev. — Nevada’s gun sales remain effectively paralyzed as the state’s Point of Contact (POC) background-check system continues to be down more than two weeks after a ransomware cyberattack crippled state servers. While the outage itself is bad enough, a bigger question now looms:
Did hackers steal sensitive gun-owner information from state databases?
The Outage: Gun Sales on Hold
Since August 24, federally licensed dealers across Nevada have been unable to process firearm transfers for most customers. That’s because Nevada is one of a handful of full POC states, where all background checks must route through the state before going to the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS).
When the state’s system went offline, so did the ability to run those checks. Without clearance, most sales cannot legally move forward, and sold guns are piling up on tables in gun shops waiting for state permission slips.
For now, the only Nevadans who can still take possession of firearms are those holding a valid concealed carry permit, which serves as an alternative form of clearance under state law. Everyone else is stuck waiting.
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