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NV Code › Title 15 › Chapter 202 › Section 202.3653

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As used in NRS 202.3653 to 202.369 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “ Concealed firearm ” means a loaded or unloaded handgun which is carried upon a person in such a manner as not to be discernible by ordinary observation.

2. “ Department ” means the Department of Public Safety.

3. “Handgun” has the meaning ascribed to it in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(29) .

4. “ Permit ” means a permit to carry a concealed firearm issued pursuant to the provisions of NRS 202.3653 to 202.369 , inclusive.

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