Opsie! CCW = concealed carry weapon; CHP = concealed handgun permit.
It is not a concealed weapon permit - only applies to handguns. We also do not have OC laws.
Yes, I am currently having this discussion with
a gentleman about the use of CCW. Here is the current conversation, what you can't see is my initial question of What are you referring to when you say CCW? I didn't mean it as a set up, I really just didn't know how to start the dialog. So this is the response.
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Him - Concealed Carry Weapon.. (The firearm you carry)
Me - Ok, I was just confused because most folks I know would say CHP laws.
Him - People call it all different things. I hear it called CC most of the time now. Just depends on who you are talking to
Me - Yea, but in VA we have CHPs not CCW permits. Our permits only allow us to carry a handgun concealed, unlike a CCW that in some places might cover more than just a handgun. So to say "CCW laws" might confuse some. Not really a big deal, just a pet peeve.
Him - CCW is like I carry a Glock as my CCW or I carry a 1911 as my CCW.. Its just the firearm. But I know what you mean. With your CHP you are allowed to have a CCW..
Me I have to disagree, as well, with that statement. The link below explains it better than I ever could.
https://www.facebook.com/notes/ed-levine/the-w-word/208028845877487
As simplistic as your point is, it is not entirely accurate. My CHP does allow me to have a concealed firearm (a type of weapon as some may chose to call it), but still only a firearm. So again to say CCW laws would be an inaccurate statement as it applies to VA.
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I was going to let it go after I explained my confusion but I just got a little annoyed.
You would just think that anybody with a little sense about them would understand how that statement could be confusing. Kind of like the confusion that "Carrying concealed weapons is prohibited, except as permitted by law" might cause...:banghead: