o-Marine-o
Regular Member
Do some states require you to be unloaded if OC? I am wondering because in SC we carry concealed, but fully loaded.
Do any states allow OC/fully loaded?
Do any states allow OC/fully loaded?
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Open Carry- Loaded/Unloaded
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Brimstone Baritone
Regular Member
In Alabama, no difference is made between loaded and unloaded carry. If you conceal an unloaded gun (or more likely have an unloaded gun in your car) you need a permit. If you want to carry open you may run into trouble from uninformed LEOs or antis, but it won't be because the weapon is loaded.
Poor California only allows unloaded open carry, from what I understand. The antis there fuss because the gun owners can have a loaded magazine in their pocket.
Poor California only allows unloaded open carry, from what I understand. The antis there fuss because the gun owners can have a loaded magazine in their pocket.
HeroHog
Regular Member
In CA where you have to carry unloaded, can you have the slide locked back and a loaded magazine at the ready, say in a holder on your off-side? If not, why wave it around to be taken from you? I can see it if ya can have a mag ready to slam in, slide-release, boom boom boom! Whatever I carried would have a nice beveled mag well and I would have a TON of practicing a quick load & fire!
D_Weezy
Regular Member
Ohio allows open carry with or without a permit and fully loaded, or concealed with a permit and fully loaded. I don't understand the States, that don't allow you to open carry with a loaded weapon. It might be difficult enough to draw a concealed or open weapon in a defensive situation. Now add in the problem of loading in a magazine, or speed-feeding a cylinder of an empty weapon.
goforlow
Regular Member
Wisconsin is open carry without a permit. Nothing in our statues about loaded or unloaded carrying.
As most know, we have NO concealed carry!
As most know, we have NO concealed carry!
Doug Huffman
Banned
And, further, in Wisconsin there is NO LOADED vehicle transportation.
M1911a1lvr
Regular Member
In Vermont you can carry OC/CC a loaded handgun in your vehicle or on your person at any time. We have constitutional carry laws, although you may not carry a loaded long gun in your vehicle. Loaded is exactly what it means here, magazine +1 in the pipe, Revolvers all 6 chambers.
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Arizona allows OC loaded with "one in the pipe".
crdonov
Regular Member
in maine you can opencarry fully loaded, and one in the pipe! i open carry, and conceal carry! when i opencarry havnt had any problem yet! CARRY ON!!
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Curmudgeon
Regular Member
It would be easier to list the places that do not permit loaded OC.
In PA you may carry loaded OC even without a permit/license.
In PA you may carry loaded OC even without a permit/license.
1245A Defender
Regular Member
Yes, yes, only with a permit.
ConditionThree
State Pioneer
In California in incorporated areas or discharge prohibited areas in unicorporated territory it is illegal to have a loaded firearm. (PC12031).
Poor California only allows unloaded open carry, from what I understand. The antis there fuss because the gun owners can have a loaded magazine in their pocket.
This is false. Loaded open carry is possible in areas outside of incorporated areas and where discharge of firearms has not been prohibited by local ordinance. There is bad case law that construes a concealed magazine as a concealed 'firearm' as it is considered integral to the operation of the firearm- so the magazines are openly carried like the pistol.
Open carriers in incorporated areas in California will carry their unloaded pistol in a holster on one side, while carrying magazines or speed loaders of ammunition on the other. With a semi-auto, most will carry with an empty magazine in the well and the slide closed. Reload drills help pare the ready time to about 2-3 seconds, which is significantly better than not carrying at all.
rmansu2
Regular Member
Louisiana, Open Carry without a permit, Fully-loaded 15rd mag and one in the chamber. Draw, Pull, Bang.
Kevin Jensen
State Researcher
Check the map. http://opencarry.org/opencarry.html
The States in Gold allow loaded open carry, as for the rest? Some may have goofy laws in one County (Colorado), some might require a permit (such as Utah), or ban it outright (such as Texas).
The States in Gold allow loaded open carry, as for the rest? Some may have goofy laws in one County (Colorado), some might require a permit (such as Utah), or ban it outright (such as Texas).
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DCKilla
Regular Member
In Mississippi, you can carry any way you desire in your car or on your property. To OC or CC in public, you must have a CC license. Go to the MS forum to find out how our laws are messed up.
Michigander
Regular Member
In Michigan, sometimes the game laws in public hunting areas at times require unloaded carry in both the barrel and magazine without a license. The fix for this among 2 unlicensed people is to carry with the slides or bolts locked back, having the other person carrying their magazines.
Aside from a few quirky laws like that here and there, California is the only place stupid and racist enough to have the unloaded rule.
Aside from a few quirky laws like that here and there, California is the only place stupid and racist enough to have the unloaded rule.
since9
Campaign Veteran
This is a response best left for the state-specific forums, below. We don't want to mislead anyone..