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Moving to Louisville, could use advice

chris in va

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I currently live in VA and hold a CC permit for the state along with a FL non-res.

What procedures can I expect for getting my KY permit? Also what are the rules for OC in KY...off limits places, car carry laws etc etc. Are you allowed to CC in a restaurant that serves alcohol?
 

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It's a painless procedure for getting a CCDW. You will be expected to take a day-long training program, finish up that program with a brief trip to the range, take a short 20-question exam, wait for your training certificate, head over to the Sheriff's office (building right behind the Jefferson County Courthouse), fork over a check for $40, a check for $20, pay $5 for a photo, and wait roughly 4-6 weeks for your permit.

For open carry, you will find Kentucky generally hospitable. While I believe that generally the off-limits areas for conceal carry "probably" apply to open carry, as well, I have not found a statute that directly addresses that point. A helpful summary of KY state laws can also be found at the NRA http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/KYSL.pdf.

Welcome to Kentucky!
 

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chris in va

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Fantastic, thank you. Looks like the 'laws' are even more relaxed in KY. Didn'trealize they had castle doctrine, that's good to know. I like the glove box carry provision too.

Couple things though, how much is the training program, and is restaurant CC allowed?

 

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The training isn't that much....I'll look it up for you. I'm thinking about $150. MgoBlue says $40 + $20 + $5 and about $50 or soto the instructor.

CC is just fine even with alcohol being servedas long serving FOOD is the main business. Several of us carry open whilst dining. No biggie. Places that may have signs stating 'no guns' can only ask you to leave...no penalty the first time.

CAVEAT: It is said thatOC in Louisville proper MAY bring trouble. It hasn't yet, though.:)
 

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No restrictions on restaurant carry, provided that the business doesn't make more than 50% of revenue from alcohol sales. Rule of thumb is don't sit in the bar area of a bar and grille. I have OC'd on many occasions at the BBC (Bluegrass Brewing Company), a well-known microbrewery in St. Matthews without incident. The bar and restaurant areas are well-separated, and the food is good. You should go there to eat some time.

I miss KY. Up here in OH, no carry in establishments selling liquor for on-site consumption. Beer isn't considered liquor, but that still leaves your finer dining choices to be of the fast food variety. To further complicate things, the businesses aren't required to post liquor license numbers on their windows like they are in KY. Carrying in these places is a felony in OH...
 

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TheMrMitch wrote:
The training isn't that much....I'll look it up for you. I'm thinking about $150. MgoBlue says $40 + $20 + $5 and about $50 or so to the instructor.

CC is just fine even with alcohol being served as long serving FOOD is the main business. Several of us carry open whilst dining. No biggie. Places that may have signs stating 'no guns' can only ask you to leave...no penalty the first time.

CAVEAT: It is said that OC in Louisville proper MAY bring trouble. It hasn't yet, though.:)

Sorry, the $60 is strictly the fee for the CCDW permit. Most CCDW training programs are either $75 or $85. The most that you can be charged is $85. I went for my training at Open Range (a very nice indoor facility) in Crestwood, KY -- just to the East of Louisville.
 

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Yeah....I had forgotten the exact break down butremembered correctly on the $150....still not bad. Had my class at Bardstown in 1997.

Took several personal pics in....they still used their camera and charged $5...LOL.:lol:
 

TheMrMitch

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Correct on 6 months. I retired back to Ky in May and had mine after 6 months and one denial.

Same name as a person in UTAH that had not appeared in court......got it fixed fast.
 

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If you have your FL non-res license, the six month wait will be painless. KY recognizes all other valid permits. I carried on my PA non-resident license (that I got while in Ohio) when I moved back to KY.
 

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I moved from Falls Church, VA to Northern Kentucky last Fall and like some of the others that have responded to your question, I found it a pretty painless process. Depending on the county the amount of time it takes to get your KY CCDW back after you have completed the required training and applied can vary from 1-2 months but in my county in Norther KY it took barely 3-4 weeks. I have also found two interesting differences, first the law here about restaurants is a bit more flexible than for the VA CCW, it says you cannot carry only in "any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense beer or alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to that purpose;to me that means for example if you are in Appleby's on the restaurant side and not in the bar side, you are good to go in KY wheras as we could legally only OC in that situation in VA. Also there seems to be no restriction about concealed carry in churches as there was in VA. Finally glove box carry is legal in KY even without your KY CCDW again that was not the case in VA. At last count I have also found that my KY CCDW is good in 33 states (it recently became good in S. Carolina to make it 33) which again is more states than my previous VA resident CCW.
 

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You're right about KY's permit being a bit more flexible. I remember for a couple years after our law passed, VA would not recognize KY's because ours is a concealed WEAPONS license, not just a pistol permit. I guess they didn't like the thought of knives, shurikens, etc...!

One thing to remember about churches, some of them have schools or day care in the building during the week, which would make them prohibited places.

Mike
 

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Kentucky is a great state. I OCed in Louisville back in May during the NRA convention, in front of LEO's none the less, and no one cared and or stopped me. You could very easily get away without having a CC incense in Kentucky.
 
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