Questions raised about Nevada open carry laws after Las Vegas Metro officer is killed

“Despite surveillance video showing Lindsey wearing a mask while carrying a firearm in public before the August 4 shootout with police, Las Vegas attorney Joseph Gersten of The Gersten Law Firm says simply carrying a visible firearm, even while wearing a mask, is not illegal under Nevada law. “There are no laws whatsoever; state, county or municipality level about maintaining a firearm and having a mask, nothing that says that is illegal.” It was just before 4 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, when Las Vegas Metro Police (LVMPD) responded to reports of a man waving a firearm near Tropicana and Mountain Vista Street. MORE: https://news3lv.com/news/local/questions-raised-about-nevada-open-carry-laws-after-las-vegas-metro-officer-is-killed _______________ Never miss an upload from News 3 Las Vegas! Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/News3LasVegas/?sub_confirmation=1  Follow News 3 on social media: News 3 Las Vegas on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/News3LasVegas/ News 3 Las Vegas on X: https://twitter.com/news3lv News 3 Las Vegas on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/news3lv/ For all of the day’s top local and national news, visit http://www.news3lv.com Watch our live newscasts and other live video at https://news3lv.com/watch Have a news tip? Send it directly to us:  Email us: news@news3lv.com  Call the Newsroom: 702-657-3150 #ksnv #News3LasVegas #localnews #lasvegas #nevada #video #news #opencarry #laws #crime #metro KSNV NBC News 3 Las Vegas covers news, sports, weather and traffic for the Las Vegas, Nevada area including Paradise, Spring Valley, Henderson, North Las Vegas, Indian Springs, Sloan, Searchlight, Laughlin and Nellis.”