garfield6399
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I am new to open carry. and am just getting into it. i wa wondering what the age was?
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Why did you think this was a stupid question?
There are no laws in the Virginia Code that deal with open carry. 18 is the minimum age required to possess a handgun in Virginia although as far as I can tell, there is no minimum for ownership. (Why should there be?) I only mention it to bring attention to the difference between possession and ownership.
http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+cod+18.2-308.7
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See the law that t33j quoted in this earlier post.i was talking to a guy that works at a gun shop i frequent. he told me that since im under 21 i should have documentation that says it is legal at 18 to OC. what type of documentation should suffice?
ive done research that says it is 18. but ive asked cops who say its 21. and it was mostly to catch peoples eye and look
That will serve you well. Take a look at bladetech too.i have a beretta 96. 40 caliber. does anybody have any recomendations for a paddle holster. im looking at blackhawks serpa
Some of us aren't that bad, but I've heard some doozies too.Gun store employees tend to be notoriously bad at getting the law right. Asking them questions related to anything other than the purchase (transfer, etc...) of firearms is probably almost as bad as asking a cop for legal advice.
Some of us aren't that bad, but I've heard some doozies too.
i have a beretta 96. 40 caliber. does anybody have any recomendations for a paddle holster. im looking at blackhawks serpa
I'm proud to say our shop has employed guys under 21 who carried on and off the job. Of course there are lots of folks (on both sides of the counter) who still don't know about or understand open carry and the fact it is our right to bear arms (no permission slip required).I'll add a +1 for the Blackhawk Serpa. I've carried both a 1911 and Springfield XD in Serpa holtsers for years now, and I love them.
Also, I started open carrying when I was 18 (now just 22), and I have never been stopped or questioned by a law enforcement officer about my gun. In fact, the only time I seemed to be questioned at all about being able to carry was when I was at gun shops. It seems that gun shop employees think that just because they can't sell you a handgun that you can't have or carry one at all. Of course, this is not the case in Virginia.
I'm proud to say our shop has employed guys under 21 who carried on and off the job. Of course there are lots of folks (on both sides of the counter) who still don't know about or understand open carry and the fact it is our right to bear arms (no permission slip required).