Open Carry

[Metonymy]

Anyone here do it?

Found a website dedicated to this very topic:

OpenCarry.org - A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost!

They have lots of good information on there.

Here's their "fact sheets" for the PNW states:

Washington
OpenCarry.org - State Information For Washington

(and an interesting supplementary WA document from the KCSD: http://www.opencarry.org/pdf/KingCountySheriffsBulletin.pdf )

Idaho
OpenCarry.org - State Information For Idaho

Oregon
OpenCarry.org - State Information For Oregon

 

[Guff]

I don't... which isn't to say I wouldn't, but good post.

-Guff

 

[FLIPEXED]

I have open carried a few times before.... no negative experiences except for a few rubbernecking granola eating liberals. That said i prefer concealing most times because i just don't want to deal with someone calling the copperz on me

 

[GixxerPete]

I open carry whenever I do yard work.

 

[Metonymy]

I open carry whenever I do yard work.

Only a handful of people will get this one... :lol:

 

[Coug91]

And only in Michigan... or was it Wisconsin?

 

[Oly]

I've entertained the idea but never have.

 

[Jared535]

This is a very misunderstood topic and a great post to answer questions. I have noticed many more people are doing it lately. As opposed to not seeing anyone do it in the past 10 years I have seen 2 people do it in the past week here in Spokane. I am not sure if I trust Spokane's finest to not have a problem with it but thats just me.

 

[cordodor]

wow, i had no idea this was legal. I've got my cpl anyways, so i always just conceal

 

[WarriorDriver]

hunting I do (44mag), around town its concealed.

 

[DJ Nathan V]

Sometimes I leave my holster on my hip coming back from the range and have made quick stops on the way home. *shrug*

 

[Lefdrgn]

Big debate

Yes, opencarry.org is full og great information and great gun enthusiasts. One reason I was turned off by this peticular forum was the drama. Biggest being open carry (OC) vs concealed carry (CC). My feeling is, I don't believe either is better or worse. I believe each has their purpose and time. So my opinion on OC vs CC is simple. JUST CARRY. Lol. Although I think the OC.org guys are doing a great job showing everyday people on the streets that just because I (or any responsible gun owner) have a gun dosn't mean we are dangerous. A firearm is a tool, and like any tool can very very constructive in the right hands, or very destructive in the wrong hands. Just my 2 cents. But even though some of the drama turned me off, I still recommend people check em out because they are full of awsome info.

Keep it up guys!

-Lefdrgn

 

[reppinthe509]

sorry to bring this up again, but if i were to get my concealed weapons permit could i open carry? i thought you had to do one or the other.

 

[Kolat]

yes you can, the pita thing about open carrying if you don't have a concealed weapons permit is that you can't have a loaded firearm in your vehicle without one, so that means you need to unload and reload every time you leave/get somewhere.

T

 

[reppinthe509]

meaning you cant even have a loaded magazine?

 

[cjbaum]

Im curious ... Does anyone have any good / bad experiences with OC'n ?

 

[Booga]

CJ: I went to Marymoor park with a group of people/dogs. One person showed up openly carrying his pistol. Cops didn't show up, nobody screamed and ran, nobody even gave us a wide berth as they passed us.

If you don't look like a thug, people probably won't give you any hassle. They might keep an eye on you, but that's not unexpected.

Reppin: So far as I've found, having the magazine loaded is not the same thing as a loaded firearm so long as that magazine is separated from that firearm. The actual law looks a little less clear about a magazine that is inside the magazine well, but not locked in place.
Stuff that applies:
RCW 9.41.050: Carrying firearms.
RCW 9.41.010: Terms defined.
Specifically from that second link, section (9) describes "loaded":
(9) "Loaded" means:

(a) There is a cartridge in the chamber of the firearm;

(b) Cartridges are in a clip that is locked in place in the firearm;

(c) There is a cartridge in the cylinder of the firearm, if the firearm is a revolver;

(d) There is a cartridge in the tube or magazine that is inserted in the action; or

(e) There is a ball in the barrel and the firearm is capped or primed if the firearm is a muzzle loader.

 

[GixxerPete]

^^ Wow I'm quite surprised that nobody would freak out at a place like Marymoor Park in yuppieville Redmond. I'm pleasantly suprised, but definitely suprised!

 

[Booga]

Went to a house party in Bellvue last weekend and that same guy from the park showed up with his sidearm on his hip. No trouble so far as I know, but I was only there for a half hour after he got there since my group was ready to go home.

 

[SGT D USMC]

I play alot in the desert by myself, Sometimes I run into A group of others doing the same thing, I think of most of them as being alot like me, but certainly not all of them so I carry open when I'm by myself.