rtloiselle
New member
Hey all,
I just turned 21 about 2 weeks ago. I'm wondering... Do I need to fill out some form of application in order to open carry? Like, get a permit? I'm not asking if I need a CCW, I'm well aware that I don't. I just need to know if I should be filling out an application of some kind in order for me to furnish something to the police saying that I am able to carry a weapon in a holster in plain view. I don't mean to sound like a fool for asking these questions; I'm aware that it is my constitutional right to bear arms. However, I've been in minor trouble with the law since I turned 17 years old and I don't need any more pointless trouble because I lack a piece of paper, you know?
I am also aware that when I go to purchase a firearm, I will be filling out paperwork for a background check and those papers will be furnished by the firearm dealer and I'll be waiting anywhere from 1 - 3 months for the background check to come back before I can pick up the firearm and carry it on me in a holster
Mind you, I am not just buying one and trying to open carry to "look cool" or to "act hard" in public, but 2 of my closest friends were jumped (one of them was jumped by 5 or 6 people last month and robbed and the other was jumped about 2 weeks ago for no reason and almost lost his life ) and they didn't have an option to openly carry a firearm to protect theselves with. I am not looking to have the same thing happen to me and possibly be killed by some of these ignorant people around where I live and know that there was nothing I could do about it because of a lack in knowledge of being able to openly carry a firearm...
ANY kind of help with this would be very much appreciated!
I just turned 21 about 2 weeks ago. I'm wondering... Do I need to fill out some form of application in order to open carry? Like, get a permit? I'm not asking if I need a CCW, I'm well aware that I don't. I just need to know if I should be filling out an application of some kind in order for me to furnish something to the police saying that I am able to carry a weapon in a holster in plain view. I don't mean to sound like a fool for asking these questions; I'm aware that it is my constitutional right to bear arms. However, I've been in minor trouble with the law since I turned 17 years old and I don't need any more pointless trouble because I lack a piece of paper, you know?
I am also aware that when I go to purchase a firearm, I will be filling out paperwork for a background check and those papers will be furnished by the firearm dealer and I'll be waiting anywhere from 1 - 3 months for the background check to come back before I can pick up the firearm and carry it on me in a holster
Mind you, I am not just buying one and trying to open carry to "look cool" or to "act hard" in public, but 2 of my closest friends were jumped (one of them was jumped by 5 or 6 people last month and robbed and the other was jumped about 2 weeks ago for no reason and almost lost his life ) and they didn't have an option to openly carry a firearm to protect theselves with. I am not looking to have the same thing happen to me and possibly be killed by some of these ignorant people around where I live and know that there was nothing I could do about it because of a lack in knowledge of being able to openly carry a firearm...
ANY kind of help with this would be very much appreciated!