A Nevada college student was arrested after university police said a rifle and 2,000 rounds of ammo were found in his car, the College of Southern Nevada said Wednesday.

College president Frederico Zaragoza said in a statement police found the gun and ammo in a car on the school's Henderson campus after receiving a report about 6:30 p.m.

Firearms are prohibited on the campus, even in parked cars, the school said.

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Zaragoza said the student said he had forgotten that he had the gun in his car.

The university told KSNV, an NBC affiliate, that the student is Shayn David Streigel.

"Although police do not believe that an ongoing threat exists to Henderson or any of our other campuses as a result of this incident, it is an important reminder of the effectiveness of the 'see something, say something' public safety campaign," Zaragoza said.

Henderson is located outside of Las Vegas.