Gun Open Carry

OPEN CARRY

'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some

A comment by Jason sparked my interest enough to do some sleuthing .... “ Guns Worn In Open Legal, But Alarm Va. 'Exercising Right' Called 'Unreasonable' by Some By Tom Jackman Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, July 15, 2004; Page A01 On July 2, Fairfax County police received a 911 call from a Champps restaurant in Reston. Six men are seated at a table, the caller said. They're all armed. Dispatchers quickly sent four officers to the scene. The officers were "extremely polite" and were hoping that some of the men were in law enforcement, said Sgt. Richard Perez, a spokesman for the police department. None was. The men told the officers "they were just exercising their rights as citizens of the commonwealth," Perez said. Turns out, packing a pistol in public is perfectly legal in Virginia. And three times in the last month, including at Champps on Sunset Hills Road, residents have been spotted out and about in the county, with guns strapped to their hips, exercising that right. In the first episode, at a Starbucks, Fairfax police wrongly confiscated weapons from two college students and charged them with a misdemeanor. Police realized their mistake, returned the guns and tore up the charges the next day. Police commanders have since issued a reminder to officers that "open carry" is the law of the land in the Old Dominion. ” Forty-four states have a provision in their state constitutions similar to the Second Amendment of the Bill of Rights (the exceptions are California, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, and New York) The following states have no stated restrictions, or specifically allow Open Carry without a permit, some with provisions similar to Arizona.  Corrections will be appreciated. “ Concealed carry requires a permit. Open carry is legal without a permit in most places where it is legal for permit holders to carry concealed and law enforcement is well-versed as to its legality. With holsters the gun can be partly covered; if no holster is present the firearm needs to be completely revealed. - AZ ” AZ, CO (in all but Denver), DE, ID, NC (by omission), NM, PA (except Philadelphia), SD, TX (Long gun only), UT (if no round in chamber), VT, VA, WA, W VA, WI (Excludes bars, Gov't. Bldg, Schools -- Cops will arrest you on something else, because Liberals make law on the fly to suit what seems right.), Source