Does this law mean no OC here in VA?

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§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (b) shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public in the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, licensed security guards, military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The exemptions set forth in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.
(1991, c. 570; 1992, c. 790; 2003, c. 976; 2004, c. 995; 2005, c. 160; 2007, c. 813.)



Does this mean that I can't walk down the sidewalk with a loaded pistol in the holster in a public area OC without a concealed permit?

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newgunguy wrote:

§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded (a) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine that will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (b) shotgun with a magazine that will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public in the Cities of Alexandria, Chesapeake, Fairfax, Falls Church, Newport News, Norfolk, Richmond, or Virginia Beach or in the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Henrico, Loudoun, or Prince William.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, licensed security guards, military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid concealed handgun permit or to any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The exemptions set forth in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.
(1991, c. 570; 1992, c. 790; 2003, c. 976; 2004, c. 995; 2005, c. 160; 2007, c. 813.)



Does this mean that I can't walk down the sidewalk with a loaded pistol in the holster in a public area OC without a concealed permit?

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Note the red section above.

If your firearm doesn't fall into that category, then you can OC it. So you got yourself a Glock 19 with a 15 round magazine.

It is fine for OC as its magazine capacity is less than 20 and the gun itself is NOT able to accept a silencer.

Note also that you *CAN* carry an offending firearm in any of the locations that WEREN'T spelled out above.

The usual tagline of IANAL applies here. My opinion is worth what you paid for it.

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dart is correct except the mag capacity is more than 20 rounds, not less than 20. Also, if you happen to carry a FN 5.7, you are exempt if you have a CHP.

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The mag capacity of the FN5.7 is 20 in themag and 1 in the chamber,so you would be okay there as well.

Unless you have the 30 rd mags you wouldn't need a valid permitto OC it.

Ifyou have mag capacityextenders (ArredondoMag Extension ) on you might have a problem if they exceed >20 in the mag and don't have valid permit.

Arredondo extensions are made for a variety of firearms, and work well.

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doh! I don't know what I was thinking.