carsontech
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The wife and I are going to visit her parents in WV at the end of this month. We are leaving from SC, but are planning to open carry once we hit the NC border all the way to Martinsburg, WV. We have sent off for our concealed weapons permit, but have not received them yet. In SC, it can take up to 90 days or more, and I'm at day 68.
The wife will be carrying her Glock 27 in a Blackhawk Serpa and I will be carrying my 1911 in a Blackhawk Serpa as well.
We will be taking I-85 North from Greenville, SC, then take I-77 North in Charlotte NC, then hitting I-81 North in VA, and finally take an exit off I-81 to drive through Martinsburg, VA to get to her parents house on the other side of Martinsburg out in the country along Martinsburg Parkway (Highway 45, I think).
We are staying at a hotel in Dublin, VA on the way there and on the way back. OC seems fine to do in that area. I assume if the hotel does not have a "no weapons" sign, I could open carry up to the room. What do you guys think? I will call and ask anonymously about there policy, but I know that I will be taking my weapons to my room.
After reading the laws from each state and reading countless threads on there and other forums, it looks like we should be good to go all the way up from NC to WV.
Interstate rest area Open carry looks ok along the whole trip, do you guys and gals find that to be true? Any comments?
The same for stopping and getting gas along the interstate. I see that OC should not be a problem. Any opinions or experience along the route we are traveling?
As for OC in our vehicle, I see alot of people leave the weapons on the dash or seat, or install a holster on there dash area, so the weapon can be in plain sight. I have also seen a lot of threads where people OC on there hip in the car and were fine.
I would like to just keep the guns on our hips the whole way up from NC to WV, and not have to bother taking them off and on. Any suggestions, tips, comments on this?
Any towns I should look at for along our trip on the mentioned interstates? I know in Martinsburg, WV that they still have a ban in city buildings (and parks, I think).
I probably will have more questions, but I have to take the wife to the doctors. Sorry for the long winded post, I am in a time crunch today.
Thanks!
Andrew
The wife will be carrying her Glock 27 in a Blackhawk Serpa and I will be carrying my 1911 in a Blackhawk Serpa as well.
We will be taking I-85 North from Greenville, SC, then take I-77 North in Charlotte NC, then hitting I-81 North in VA, and finally take an exit off I-81 to drive through Martinsburg, VA to get to her parents house on the other side of Martinsburg out in the country along Martinsburg Parkway (Highway 45, I think).
We are staying at a hotel in Dublin, VA on the way there and on the way back. OC seems fine to do in that area. I assume if the hotel does not have a "no weapons" sign, I could open carry up to the room. What do you guys think? I will call and ask anonymously about there policy, but I know that I will be taking my weapons to my room.
After reading the laws from each state and reading countless threads on there and other forums, it looks like we should be good to go all the way up from NC to WV.
Interstate rest area Open carry looks ok along the whole trip, do you guys and gals find that to be true? Any comments?
The same for stopping and getting gas along the interstate. I see that OC should not be a problem. Any opinions or experience along the route we are traveling?
As for OC in our vehicle, I see alot of people leave the weapons on the dash or seat, or install a holster on there dash area, so the weapon can be in plain sight. I have also seen a lot of threads where people OC on there hip in the car and were fine.
I would like to just keep the guns on our hips the whole way up from NC to WV, and not have to bother taking them off and on. Any suggestions, tips, comments on this?
Any towns I should look at for along our trip on the mentioned interstates? I know in Martinsburg, WV that they still have a ban in city buildings (and parks, I think).
I probably will have more questions, but I have to take the wife to the doctors. Sorry for the long winded post, I am in a time crunch today.
Thanks!
Andrew
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