Just trying to figure out how one could get hung up on a concealed weapons charge with a flap holster. I don't think a charge would get very far. I can imagine a trial going like this.My opinion, that is concealed. Va code defintion:
'a weapon shall be deemed to be hidden from common observation when it is observable but is of such deceptive appearance as to disguise the weapon's true nature.'
Might be walking a thin line. However, if you are not in a drinking establishment, no fuss, no muss. Then again if enough grip is sticking out...... ah! what do i know.....
just my 2 pennies.
You could be arrested for anything, including doing nothing, you could beat the rap probably. People have been arrested carrying empty holsters, it alldepends on where you are and the legal status of open carry. I think concealed carry hinges on the disguising the weapons true nature. Hence why fanny packs and belt buckles have been considered CCW.Could this go the other way around? In a non-OC state (Florida), could I walk around carrying a gun-shaped, covered holster, and would that still be concealed carry?
Fanny packs are a popular way of carrying a concealed weapon; if that fanny pack happened to be shaped in a certain way reminiscent of a firearm, who can help that? And besides, what if I did wear a holster, got stopped, searched, and the officer found tiny pinecones inside? I couldn't be arrested for that.