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out of state open carry in VA

awolfe61

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hello everybody.

i live in WV and i visit VA very often i open carry in WV with no problems but was wondering if i can open carry in Virginia being that im a resident of West Virginia.
i know if i have a CCW that its recognized in VA but at the moment i dont. im also planing on visiting VA very soon so any help is very appreciated. Thank you!
 

Grapeshot

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Anyone that is at least 18 years old and not an otherwise prohibited person may OC within Va. limitations.

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Places Where Carrying Concealed is Prohibited[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]NOTE: In most locations where concealed carry (CC) is prohibited, open carry (OC) is also prohibited.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] -

Federal facilities (buildings) (18USC § 930)
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Many federal agency lands (various federal regs, e.g., USPS, but not National Parks)
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National Forests: OC prohibited except where hunting is allowed (4VAC15-40-60)
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General Assembly Buildings except for CHP holders (Joint Rules Committee Rule)
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[strike]State Parks: OC prohibited except where hunting is allowed (4VAC5-30-200)[/strike]
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State Forests (4VAC10-30-170)
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Hog Island Wildlife Management Area (4VAC15-40-120)
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Virginia Commonwealth University (8VAC90-10-50)
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George Mason University buildings (8VAC35-60-20)
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Courthouses (§18.2-283.1)
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K-12 school grounds (CHP holders exempted for CC while in a vehicle; handgun secured in a container or compartment in a vehicle also exempted.) (§18.2-308.1)
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K-12 school buses. (§18.2-308.1)
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Property used exclusively for K-12 school-sponsored functions (§18.2-308.1)
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Air carrier airport terminal buildings (§18.2-287.01)
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Places of worship while a meeting for religious purposes is being held "without good and sufficient reason" (§18.2-283)
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CC on private property when prohibited by owner (§18.2-308.0)
http://www.vcdl.org/static/ccw.html

And yes you can OC in restaurants.

[/FONT]Fixed the State Park thing.
 
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t33j

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Yes, I've come to respect Grapeshot's multiple resources on the issue as comprising that of many folks, so "yall" is appropriate!

lol I posted a correction. *

So the OP was actually referring to two people :D



* Moderator Admission --

I unintentionally deleted t33j's post and there is no way to recover it properly - my bad.
 
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