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Question for you that open carry. Do you guys and gals ever get check for your carry permits because your open carry? It's going up for debate in Texas and this crossed my mind. It would seem to me that ever time an officer sees someone in a public place he would be checking for a license. Are there ever times when BGs try getting by with open carry and no license?

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SubNine

The few occasions where I've open carried, I've never had an officer approach me to ask me why I'm doing such a thing. Fortunately APD does a good job at educating their patrol officers about the gun laws here in Alaska, at least I hope they do.

As for bad guys getting away with carrying a gun by doing so openly, well that's just something extremely rare. Most criminals don't carry openly if they're going to commit armed robbery, or shoot someone.

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DaveH

In Virginia, no permit required.

If you can legally own it, you can OC it -- within situs restrictions.

However, some situs restrictions do not apply to CHP holders, even if OCing. So, let's say you are OC near a school, you might be Terry Stopped, until you show a CHP.

You might want to checkout OpenCarry.org - A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost! for more information.

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jahwarrior72

in PA, OC is not grounds for a terry stop, but it doesn't stop LEOs from doing it, anyway. you don't need a LTCF to OC, except for Philthadelphia; even so, LEO has no reason to stop and demand ID if you're going from point A to point B while OCing. this is one of the reasons Dickson City, PA and it's police dept. have come under fire recently.

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You beat me to it

Scott

As mentioned no permit required for OC in VA, but on occasion they will stop you and run you. Sometimes you even get to ride in a police car. Two young gents were arrested and processed for OCing at a Starbucks in Reston, VA. A gentleman was arrested and processed in the Norfolk area of VA. The VCDL OC crowd was run out of a pizza place in Manassas by the police for OCing. No arrests in that one though.

It happens, but if you don't OC how can anyone know that you are carrying a gun. How can you desensitize all the soccer mommies to guns if they don't see them. If you can't OC at least wear a shirt like this one to get people used to seeing guns.

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matiki

No permit in WA required, but most urban areas will result in a felony stop if you're unlucky.

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Check out OpenCarry.org - A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost! for discussion on open carry.

...and the lawsuit against the City, PD, and officers is pending as they were in violation of the state pre-emption law regarding the carrying of a firearm. (i.e. local authorities cannot make any ordinance or law more restrictive than state law)

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