dgeorge said:
with or without a ccw, If I go into an open carry state that I do not reside in, may I open carry?
It depends on the laws of the state.
In WI, as an example, anyone who is legally allowed to posess a pistol may carry it openly (with a few place restrictions). No permit needed from anywhere.
Same with Alaska, Arizona, & Vermont.
Other states require a priviledge permit even to OC.
The way I understand MI law, IF I had a priviledge permit from my home state (which is impossible) then I would be allowed to OC there, but not CC. Someone please correct me if I've misunderstood. Since I don't have a priviledge permit from WI (no such animal), & don't live in MI, I can't carry there.
In PA (except in Philly) you can OC with no permit. In Philly, even to OC you must have a permit.
This isn't a right that's recognized across the country, even though every state had to agree to support the Constitution (& thereby the 2A) when they joined the USA. We need a national law, an act of Congress, that recognizes, affirms, & strongly supports the rights as spelled out in the Constitution all across the USA, so the states can't interfere.