Nevada Code § 503.165

Carrying loaded rifle or shotgun in or on vehicle on or along public way unlawful; exceptions
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1. It is unlawful to carry a loaded rifle
or loaded shotgun in or on any vehicle which is standing on or along, or is
being driven on or along, any public highway or any other way open to the
public.
2. For the purposes of this section:
(a) A rifle or shotgun is loaded when there is an
unexpended cartridge or shell in the firing chamber, but not when the only
cartridges or shells are in the magazine.
(b) A muzzle-loading rifle or muzzle-loading
musket is not loaded if the priming compound or element, including, without
limitation, the priming powder or the unfired primer or percussion cap, is
removed from the muzzle-loading rifle or muzzle-loading musket.
3. The provisions of this section do not
apply to paraplegics, persons with one or both legs amputated or who have
suffered a paralysis of one or both legs which severely impedes walking, or
peace officers and members of the Armed Forces of this State or the United
States while on duty or going to or returning from duty.

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