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I went with my wife to the Fayette Sheriff's office to apply for her CCDW license. I had no way to OC since it was cold and I had a heavy coat on, so I left my weapon in my vehicle. I mistakenly went to the Circuit Court building first, where we went through security. I then asked the young man attending the metal detector if I could open carry in the building. At first he did not seem to understand what Open Carry meant. I explained, and he responded with, "unless you are a LEO, you can't carry a weapon in here.". I said "Are you sure? I'm talking about open carry." He repeated what he said and started getting agitated. My wife was elbowing me so we proceeded to where I thought the Sheriff's office was. I discovered my mistake and we went one building over to the Sheriff in the District court building. I did not ask the metal detector attendant about OC out of respect for my fair wife.
When I got home I tried to find restrictions to OC and this is what I found on the State Police website:
Where can I openly carry a firearm?
There are no Kentucky Revised Statutes that govern the open carry of firearms by persons who lawfully possess such firearms except for the following:
* 527.070 - Unlawful possession (whether carried openly or concealed) of a weapon on school property, except for certain specified exceptions.
* KRS 244.125 - Which bars loaded firearms (concealed or otherwise) in places where alcohol is sold by the drink, except for certain specified exceptions.
I'd like to bring this to the attention of the Sheriff (the misinformation by the metal detector attendant) but before I reinvent the wheel, has anybody fought this fight already? Any suggestions?
When I got home I tried to find restrictions to OC and this is what I found on the State Police website:
Where can I openly carry a firearm?
There are no Kentucky Revised Statutes that govern the open carry of firearms by persons who lawfully possess such firearms except for the following:
* 527.070 - Unlawful possession (whether carried openly or concealed) of a weapon on school property, except for certain specified exceptions.
* KRS 244.125 - Which bars loaded firearms (concealed or otherwise) in places where alcohol is sold by the drink, except for certain specified exceptions.
I'd like to bring this to the attention of the Sheriff (the misinformation by the metal detector attendant) but before I reinvent the wheel, has anybody fought this fight already? Any suggestions?
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