Skinnedknuckles
Regular Member
Sometimes, reading too much does not lead to more understanding. A case in point:
On the CT Judicial Branch Library site about Firearms Law (http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/firearms.htm) in their "Summary of Gun Legislation" (http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/firearms.htm) they still state what I heard in my NRA course
The permit to carry handguns allows people to carry them openly or concealed, but mature judgment, says the Board of Firearm Permit Examiners, dictates that (1) “every effort should be made to ensure that no gun is exposed to view or carried in any manner that would tend to alarm people who see it. . .[and] (2) no handgun should be carried unless carrying the gun at the time and place involved is prudent and proper in the circumstances.”
However, at the excellent ctcarry.com site an article on open carry (http://ctcarry.com/Permits/Unconcealed) says
BFPE states in no uncertain terms that open carry is legal and goes further to admonish an officer out of Fairfield for arresting someone for open carry
Did BFPE change their stance since the Law Library article or were they misquoted, or what? Thanks for any information.
BTW, while I'm asking silly questions, the statutes refer to a prohibition to carry firearms when disallowed by "by the person who owns or exercises control over the premises". Is there any standard how that prohibition should be conveyed? I know that if you are orally told carry is not allowed and don't leave you would be in violation, but what about signage standards?
On the CT Judicial Branch Library site about Firearms Law (http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/firearms.htm) in their "Summary of Gun Legislation" (http://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/law/firearms.htm) they still state what I heard in my NRA course
The permit to carry handguns allows people to carry them openly or concealed, but mature judgment, says the Board of Firearm Permit Examiners, dictates that (1) “every effort should be made to ensure that no gun is exposed to view or carried in any manner that would tend to alarm people who see it. . .[and] (2) no handgun should be carried unless carrying the gun at the time and place involved is prudent and proper in the circumstances.”
However, at the excellent ctcarry.com site an article on open carry (http://ctcarry.com/Permits/Unconcealed) says
BFPE states in no uncertain terms that open carry is legal and goes further to admonish an officer out of Fairfield for arresting someone for open carry
Did BFPE change their stance since the Law Library article or were they misquoted, or what? Thanks for any information.
BTW, while I'm asking silly questions, the statutes refer to a prohibition to carry firearms when disallowed by "by the person who owns or exercises control over the premises". Is there any standard how that prohibition should be conveyed? I know that if you are orally told carry is not allowed and don't leave you would be in violation, but what about signage standards?
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