What are the laws regarding shooting on Public Lands?

Washoe County and BLM have the same standards: When shooting pistols or rifles, you must be 5,000 feet from any dwelling occupied by another person or persons. When shooting shotguns, BB Guns, or Air Rifles, you must be 1,000 feet from any dwelling occupied by another person or persons. Read the law for yourself here: http://www.washoesheriff.com/ATV-Firearms.pdf No, you will not be "at risk of arrest" for operating beyond these distances.  You may be asked by a Sheriff's deputy to leave an area if a nearby homeowner complains about the noise, even if you are outside the legal distances. Unless you have a laser rangefinder and can show that you are outside the legal distances, just comply with nice deputy's request, move along, and find another area.  Outdoor shooting is a longstanding, traditional pastime here in Nevada. Until we turn into Las Vegas, and all areas are off-limits, we are still free to shoot in the desert. Some people don't like you to have such freedom. They would prefer that you were under strict government control. We don't share that view. If you choose your location carefully, good old desert shooting is even safer than at the public range. At least in the desert, in the location you choose, you can exercise control over who you shoot with! Remember too, that ALL your fellow CCW students on the line just finished an in- depth safety class, and ALL are 21 or older.  You cannot say the same for the shooting line at the public range. Ever see a specimen like this at the public range?: Get used to it. The more that BLM desert areas are closed to traditional recreational shooting, the more you will see this "urban expert" showing up at the public range. Maybe he'll be right next to you!! Hey, be sure to ask him about his special "home boy sights." So take a friend, lover, or family member out for enjoyable day of plinking and target shooting in the desert, while you still can!  Click here for a map showing areas that are now deemed "congested for the discharge of firearms." Our legal shooting areas are shrinking. Partly due to growth, and partly due to anti-gun individuals and groups. FACT: Washoe County is 62 percent (2.6 million acres) owned by a combination of city, county and federal government. How much more are they going to grab? Contact your county commissioner and tell them to stop confiscating land for ideological, political purposes! Hands off our recreational shooting areas!