YoungGun556
New member
Howdy ya'll,
Just joined up here so I could learn some things. I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place but I have a question about open carry here in Idaho.
I read the little pamphlet that you guys have here about the laws but I'm a bit confused about something. It says that minimum age for open carry is 18. Do you still have to be 21 to carry a handgun even though the state law says 18? The reason I ask is, last year a relative got me an SA XD40 as an early Christmas present and I didn't want to carry it "illegally" if you still need to be 21. If one does need to be 21 to openly carry a handgun, could that person who is under 21 carry a rifle/shotgun slung over the shoulder or back, in a non-threatening manner just the same as a person over 21 would carry a handgun?
Before anyone assumes anything, I can shoot my XD pretty well, always getting practice whenever I can. I'm not some Call of Duty punk that thinks he knows it all about guns. I've had firearm safety drilled into my head from an early age. Firearms are a major interest of mine and I try to learn about the laws as much as I do about guns themselves.
Thanks in advance for your help.
Just joined up here so I could learn some things. I'm not sure if I'm posting in the right place but I have a question about open carry here in Idaho.
I read the little pamphlet that you guys have here about the laws but I'm a bit confused about something. It says that minimum age for open carry is 18. Do you still have to be 21 to carry a handgun even though the state law says 18? The reason I ask is, last year a relative got me an SA XD40 as an early Christmas present and I didn't want to carry it "illegally" if you still need to be 21. If one does need to be 21 to openly carry a handgun, could that person who is under 21 carry a rifle/shotgun slung over the shoulder or back, in a non-threatening manner just the same as a person over 21 would carry a handgun?
Before anyone assumes anything, I can shoot my XD pretty well, always getting practice whenever I can. I'm not some Call of Duty punk that thinks he knows it all about guns. I've had firearm safety drilled into my head from an early age. Firearms are a major interest of mine and I try to learn about the laws as much as I do about guns themselves.
Thanks in advance for your help.