Guess this is right sub-forum to make this question.
Starting from the beginning, this is a question asked from a southern european guy who is a LEO, but has his bit of travelling and has shared a bit of time working alongside Americans. However, this issue never came up in any conversation we've had.
Even though I -seriously- envy your regulations in whatever is related to firearms ownership, use of force, self defence and so on, it somehows surprises me the fact that it is legal to openly carry a firearm in a lot of the States in the Union. I'm not against it, just let me make this clear. I'm just wondering that, from the point of view of someone who is so unfamiliar with such a practice (and that, shame on me, hasn't ever been to the US... yet). When, and where, it is acceptable to openly carry a firearm. I remember a conversation with an American cop who told me something like "concealed carry is more socially acceptable". The "when" and "where" comes from the fact that, at least on TV, you don't see people openly carrying a firearm in big cities such as NY, LA, and my guess is that it might be more or less common in rural areas or small towns, isn't it?.
Besides, I read (from your comments) that it is not allowed to CCW in certain places, like restaurants, shopping malls (guess banks too) etc. Therefore, open carry isn't, too.
Looking forward to having your inputs and satisfy my curiosity.
Starting from the beginning, this is a question asked from a southern european guy who is a LEO, but has his bit of travelling and has shared a bit of time working alongside Americans. However, this issue never came up in any conversation we've had.
Even though I -seriously- envy your regulations in whatever is related to firearms ownership, use of force, self defence and so on, it somehows surprises me the fact that it is legal to openly carry a firearm in a lot of the States in the Union. I'm not against it, just let me make this clear. I'm just wondering that, from the point of view of someone who is so unfamiliar with such a practice (and that, shame on me, hasn't ever been to the US... yet). When, and where, it is acceptable to openly carry a firearm. I remember a conversation with an American cop who told me something like "concealed carry is more socially acceptable". The "when" and "where" comes from the fact that, at least on TV, you don't see people openly carrying a firearm in big cities such as NY, LA, and my guess is that it might be more or less common in rural areas or small towns, isn't it?.
Besides, I read (from your comments) that it is not allowed to CCW in certain places, like restaurants, shopping malls (guess banks too) etc. Therefore, open carry isn't, too.
Looking forward to having your inputs and satisfy my curiosity.