The_Side_of_Good
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Here's the question... My wife and I own a retail establishment and choose to protect ourselves, our customers and our investment by carrying concealled at all times. We have our CCW permits and respect the laws of the Commonwealth (despite our disagreement with some of them). We always face a challenge at the end of one of those 12 hour days when, tired and hungry, we just want to grab a bite to eat at Applebee's, Glory Days or Chilli's, etc... This means transition to OC, and the challenge I face.
You see, I carry a Custom CDP using a Cross Breed Supertuck Inside the waist band holster (a great concealment holster by the way). I've been simply untucking my shirt and exposingthe portion of the weapon above the waist band (grip, hammer, beaver tail, sights and safety). So does this constitue open carry?
I've been taught over the years that OC meant that in or out of a holster, the entire profile of the gun needs to be exposed.
So, if anyone has a legal reference, well informed opinion, smart comment, or anything else that might be helpful for helping me meet the intent of the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'd be appreciative...
Here's the question... My wife and I own a retail establishment and choose to protect ourselves, our customers and our investment by carrying concealled at all times. We have our CCW permits and respect the laws of the Commonwealth (despite our disagreement with some of them). We always face a challenge at the end of one of those 12 hour days when, tired and hungry, we just want to grab a bite to eat at Applebee's, Glory Days or Chilli's, etc... This means transition to OC, and the challenge I face.
You see, I carry a Custom CDP using a Cross Breed Supertuck Inside the waist band holster (a great concealment holster by the way). I've been simply untucking my shirt and exposingthe portion of the weapon above the waist band (grip, hammer, beaver tail, sights and safety). So does this constitue open carry?
I've been taught over the years that OC meant that in or out of a holster, the entire profile of the gun needs to be exposed.
So, if anyone has a legal reference, well informed opinion, smart comment, or anything else that might be helpful for helping me meet the intent of the law of the Commonwealth of Virginia, I'd be appreciative...