carrying in public, no CCW
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XavierBreath
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It al depends on your state laws. Even then, you will likely get some strange looks, and have the police called.
Where I live, it is legal, and some people do. I open carry on my own property. Check your state laws.
Where I live, it is legal, and some people do. I open carry on my own property. Check your state laws.
Cops, in general, and urban cops in particular, aren't the ones to ask about the nuances of carry laws.
Carry is constitutionally protected in New Hampshire, and open carry is required by law under some circumstances.
See http://www.packing.org/ for details - each state has a "carrying without a license" section.
Carry is constitutionally protected in New Hampshire, and open carry is required by law under some circumstances.
See http://www.packing.org/ for details - each state has a "carrying without a license" section.
PsychoSword
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In this weird state open carry is legal out of town, while hunting or if you have a CCW... 
Also knife restriction is 5" and under blade length unless hunting....what's the fricken point?....Just wrote a law for the point of having a law (pun-intended)
Should be interesting if I ever got chastised in a traffic stop by a police officer or highway patrol for a 5.5" Cuda Maxx while carrying two 9mm's. :barf:
We don't have a duty to inform the officer of a CCW, but they always find out over the radio anyways.
Also knife restriction is 5" and under blade length unless hunting....what's the fricken point?....Just wrote a law for the point of having a law (pun-intended)
Should be interesting if I ever got chastised in a traffic stop by a police officer or highway patrol for a 5.5" Cuda Maxx while carrying two 9mm's. :barf:
We don't have a duty to inform the officer of a CCW, but they always find out over the radio anyways.
You get strange stuff in some areas. For example, while open carry is legal in Missouri under the constitution, if you try it in St. Louis City, they'll charge you with carrying a concealed weapon, claiming that the holster conceals the gun. Crazy, but that's what I've been told, and considering how liberal most urban areas are, I wouldn't be surprised.
Gifted's statement goes to show how crazy some states are.
In Arizona you only need three inches of holster showing for it to be considered open carry. Any less and you'd better have your CCL.
In South Dakota there are no restrictions on open carry. Even states as much in the Codified Laws, but try it and see how fast someone calls the police and see what kind of treatment is accorded.
Maybe I'm planning on moving to the wrong state this year. I wonder if I could talk my mom into moving to one of the retirement communities in AZ.
In Arizona you only need three inches of holster showing for it to be considered open carry. Any less and you'd better have your CCL.
In South Dakota there are no restrictions on open carry. Even states as much in the Codified Laws, but try it and see how fast someone calls the police and see what kind of treatment is accorded.
Maybe I'm planning on moving to the wrong state this year. I wonder if I could talk my mom into moving to one of the retirement communities in AZ.
In the Peepul's Republik of Kalifornia, open carry is supposedly legal but only in counties with less than 100,000 population. Hmmm.... Wonder if the D.A. requires you to check the county-limit sign for population or call the county statistician's office?
Interestingly enough, while one section says you can open carry, another section says carrying a loaded weapon in public is a misdemeanor.
What' the point of carrying an empty gun?
Interestingly enough, while one section says you can open carry, another section says carrying a loaded weapon in public is a misdemeanor.
What' the point of carrying an empty gun?While it seems like a very patriotic way to tote, open carry in urban areas can be a major liability, unless you want to wear a cop level 3 duty rig.
On top of that, it isn't really very polite. Being prepared to kill is one thing - publicly announcing it is another. It's like walking around with a gas mask hanging from your neck - it tends to make everyone else nervous.
We carry so we don't have to live in fear; not to create fear in our neighbors.
On top of that, it isn't really very polite. Being prepared to kill is one thing - publicly announcing it is another. It's like walking around with a gas mask hanging from your neck - it tends to make everyone else nervous.
We carry so we don't have to live in fear; not to create fear in our neighbors.
IronLance
How do you "measure" three inches from several feet or more away - especially if the exposure varies according to bodt position and movement? This akin to writing a speeding ticket without any speed measuring device.
Handy
Depends where you live. In states where it is a common sight, the only people that should get nervous about it are tourists, the rabbit people from other places.
How do you "measure" three inches from several feet or more away - especially if the exposure varies according to bodt position and movement? This akin to writing a speeding ticket without any speed measuring device.
Handy
Depends where you live. In states where it is a common sight, the only people that should get nervous about it are tourists, the rabbit people from other places.