Active Duty Soldier Illegally Disarmed and Arrested

[corwin]

I open carry while out fishing in the real backwoods, I would expect my neighbors to be concerned if I was in or near town and that is in Idaho. This isn't the old west the few gun nuts want it to be. I am simply a gun owner who is getting frustrated by over zealous gun owners who are going to ruin it for everyone else.

Exactly, there are some very vocal idiots making it hard on the rest of us...case in point:

You associate yourself with like-minded individuals? There's a shocker.

I carry almost daily too, open carry often. Never had a problem, even with my AR. Anecdotes are fun.

Yes, I associate with gun loving Texans who carry and act responsibly and respectfully at all times

And I'd bet you aren't walking down a heavily traveled road in a city either are you?

 

[xBiffx]

And I'd bet you aren't walking down a heavily traveled road in a city either are you?

Actually, yes. One of the main roads here where I live. I live in an apartment right in the middle of town. When I have my AR on me, its strapped to my bug out bag. I routinely practice/train for my bug out routes with full gear. I get looks and double takes, never have the police stopped me when driving by.

Open carry laws seem to be better understood here in IA. Either that or people that are driving by in my town are more comfortable with it and don't wet themselves at the sight of an AR.

Edit: BTW this is a suburb of Des Moines.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

Then most police need an education. If you cannot simply carry a weapon under an open carry law, what is the point of the open carry law?

The man simply was carrying it on his shoulder. Not gripping it, not aiming it, not running around with it. That seems to be the very definition of open carry.

Here is IA, we have open carry laws. If you have a permit, you are able to carry any weapon, any way you want as long as its not pointed or postured in an aggressive manner. Pretty much means don't handle it or aim it while in public.

That's great you have open carry laws but currently Texas does not have an open carry law. Though there are new gun bills in the state house/senate that would allow concealed carry in additional areas and having a school marshall (designated person who has access to a gun that is locked). I don't think they're considering any open carry law changes.

When I carry, I carry concealed. When I'm hunting (on private property with owner's permission) I open carry as allowed by the law.

 

[corwin]

Actually, yes. One of the main roads here where I live.

Which would mean it matters where you live, probably some little tiny town I would bet..."cornfield in Iowa"

When I have my AR on me, its strapped to my bug out bag. I routinely practice/train for my bug out routes with full gear. I get looks and double takes, never have the police stopped me when driving by.

And that right there tells me all I need to know...so have you been on Doomsday Preppers yet or at least applied? They love to parade the kooks on TV

 

[xBiffx]

That's great you have open carry laws but currently Texas does not have an open carry law. Though there are new gun bills in the state house/senate that would allow concealed carry in additional areas and having a school marshall (designated person who has access to a gun that is locked). I don't think they're considering any open carry law changes.

When I carry, I carry concealed. When I'm hunting (on private property with owner's permission) I open carry as allowed by the law.

But there isn't a law prohibiting it in the case of a long gun right? That would indicate that open carry is legal in this instance, yes?

CCW seems to be for only handguns in TX and therefore would mean concealed only, right?

 

[xBiffx]

Which would mean it matters where you live, probably some little tiny town I would bet..."cornfield in Iowa"

Check my edit. Doesn't get any bigger than DSM.

And that right there tells me all I need to know...so have you been on Doomsday Preppers yet or at least applied? They love to parade the kooks on TV

Nope. I will always be an Eagle Scout. I am prepared, always. Especially when living in the middle of a town with only so many ways to GTFO. I'd rather not be a statistic. During the floods of '93 this training would have proved critical. Half of the city was underwater and drinking water had to be brought in by the National Guard and rationed for several weeks. That could easily happen again here, almost did a few years ago.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

But there isn't a law prohibiting it in the case of a long gun right? That would indicate that open carry is legal in this instance, yes?

I was taught by my CHL instructor (retired Constable) that it's not legal to open carry a long gun in public.

http://felonyguide.com/Texas-Gun-Law.php

Texas Gun Permits
In Texas, as with most other states, there is a distinction made between handguns versus shotguns and rifles. In Texas, you do not need a permit to purchase a gun or rifle. You also do not need to register those weapons or have a license to be an owner of a handgun or rifle. There is a distinction made with regard to the right to carry a gun. Simply put you can't carry a rifle but you can carry a concealed handgun.

However, if you are on your own property, are hunting or involved in a shooting activity such as at an exhibition or gun range you are permitted to openly carry your handgun and/or rifle and shotgun.

CCW seems to be for only handguns in TX and therefore would mean concealed only, right?

CHL is for handguns. Please note they do not state a handgun or rifle/shotgun.

Sec. 42.01. DISORDERLY CONDUCT

(a)(8) displays a firearm or other deadly weapon in a public place in a manner calculated to alarm;
(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless committed under Subsection (a)(7) or (a)(8), in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.

 

[xBiffx]

I was taught by my CHL instructor (retired Constable) that it's not legal to open carry a long gun in public.

http://felonyguide.com/Texas-Gun-Law.php





CHL is for handguns. Please note they do not state a handgun or rifle/shotgun.

Thanks for the clarifications. I was wrong indicating an open carry law.

Hope you guys get some laws for it to help clear things up.

 

[corwin]

Check my edit. Doesn't get any bigger than DSM.

Yet you are in a "suburb", which is not DSM...go walk down a main road in DSM itself and then get back with us Even with open carry laws if you're walking down a major road someone is going to stop and ask what you're doing, if you're polite and not an ass that will be the end of it, such was not the case here

 

[corwin]

I was taught by my CHL instructor (retired Constable) that it's not legal to open carry a long gun in public.

Yet even so if the guy had not made a stink the odds of him not just walking away are pretty damn high

 

[xBiffx]

Yet you are in a "suburb", which is not DSM...go walk down a main road in DSM itself and then get back with us Even with open carry laws if you're walking down a major road someone is going to stop and ask what you're doing, if you're polite and not an ass that will be the end of it, such was not the case here

This main road goes through DSM and into this suburb. And this 'burb is right next to DSM. Might as well be the same city since there is no change in scenery from one side to the other where the city lines are.

No one has ever stopped me. Apparently no one has ever felt the need to call the police.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Should be fun to see the dashcam video.