I understand the point about not telling the LEO about my everyday "normal" activities. The bottom line is regardless how legal it is to open carry it is not "viewed" as a "normal" everyday behavior or activity. My sole and only purpose for thinking to call ahead is to avoid being bothered by any LEO when I am out about. I was just curious if anyone had done this and have successfully avoided any LEO from showing up to E-check you while open carry during normal everyday activity like going to Walmart or Target.
Since learning of the open carry law I've asked every person around me if they knew of this law, including armed security guards. So far not a single person thought it was legal and all thought I was crazy to even say that.
The mall security guard even told me that if he saw anyone wearing a firearm he would immediately pull his gun and seize that person to detain them until the police show up. I told him that he better check with the rules first before he makes a fool out of himself .....
On the flip side, several of my gun fanatic friends were very happy to learn about the open carry and soon will be part of this movement.
We deal with the same carry questions here in WI. Many people do not know OC is legal. Since our AG (van Hollen) memo put out two years ago about OC in itself is not grounds for a Terry Stop, we've still be harassed by police from time to time. We've worked very hard to get our rights restored in this state. Right now, with the help of Wisconsin Carry, Inc, all of its members, and organizing with other gun rights groups in WI, we've forced the GOP change its stance from permitted carry to permitless carry. Yesterday, there were hearings for both a permit system and Constitutional Carry, with most people speaking for Constitutional Carry. We've done this all in two short years! Not many people would have thought we'd be this far beginning of last year, but we've worked hard for it, so hopefully we'll have Constitutional Carry in WI this year!
Continue to work hard in CA and you'd be surprised at what can happen! :banana::monkey