vtme_grad98
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MolonLabe! wrote:
From 18.2-308
MolonLabe! wrote:
I have to agree with you there. It is true that a cop standing on the driver's side of my vehicle wouldn't be able to see my firearm in my holster. But the same is true if he's standing on my left side while I'm walking down the street as well.ianto94 wrote:That's what I usually do, though some have stated that doing so may allow the cop to say that your firearm wasn't visible (for those who carry on their right hip) and go from there. However, I don't think that rationale would hold up in court.So what's so wrong with keeping it in your holster on your belt or where ever you normally keep the holster?
Another issue is one of comfort; some OCers chose to take their firearm/holster off their hip as it digs into the seat.
From 18.2-308
I'd be hard pressed to believe that anyone could claim in court that a handgun in a holster on my hip, in or out of my car, is "of such deceptive appearance as to disguise the weapon's true nature." As it is, I still haven't been able to find a single precedent in Virginia for this "standard" everyone keeps throwing around about how it has to be on your seat or the dash to not be concealed.For the purpose of this section, a weapon shall be deemed to be hidden from common observation when it is observable but is of such deceptive appearance as to disguise the weapon's true nature.