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    Gun friendly self storage

    I need to put some guns and ammo into storage for a few months. I am trying to find a gun/ammo friendly self storage place, but they seem to be few and far between. If anyone knows of one in either Hampton roads or even in Richmond I would appreciate the recommendation. Anyhow, from my...
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    Open carry and loss prevention

    I have now been open carrying in the Virginia beach area for about 1 year. Originally I open carried about 50% of the time I now open carry 100%; for a reason I will get to in a moment. Reflecting on my experiences, I have yet to have an individual customer say anything to me. Only 2 people have...
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    Iphone vs Galaxy as audio recorder

    I plan on buying a new cell phone and am trying to decide between a Samsung galaxy and an apple I phone. I would like to use it as a audio recorder which uploads the audio immediately to the cloud or something similar in real time and can be run all day long. I plan on using it basically like...
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    Walmart Parking lot incident

    I had to go shopping at a Wal-Mart earlier this morning. When I was walking back to my car I noticed a black male riding his biking in the parking lot wearing dress clothes. I thought this was odd so I kept notice of him. As I got towards my car he came down the lane and got off his bike a few...
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    Bona fide residence.

    As a long time MD resident (I finally escaped to VA) I am well aware of MD’s restrictive gun laws. However as a MD resident I knew that I was safe transporting an unloaded and cased gun to my residence. As I still have family and friends in MD and plan on visiting them in the future I need to...
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    Gun Forum Conventional Wisdom

    There is a lot of “conventional wisdom” on gun message boards such as: 1. OC must have a retention strap 2. You need to have at least a 9mm or you may as well be unarmed. 3. A CHP badge is "always" a bad idea. 4. OCing is just asking for trouble. Personally I think that this wisdom is in error...
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    Open carry in apartment Common Areas

    How common is it for apartment complexes in Virginia to ban open carry in common areas? Do these common areas include the parking lot? Do they have to let existing leases expire before implementing such a policy? I haven’t had any real issues yet (only one of the maintence guys staring at my gun...
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    Custom Holsters and alterations Hampton roads/ Richmond

    I was wondering if anyone could recommend any places in Hampton roads or Richmond that do either custom holsters or make alterations to existing leather holsters. Thanks.
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    Open carry on Virginia Beach Boardwalk

    I would like to hear the experiences of those of you who have actually open carried on the Virginia Beach board walk during the summer. I know that they have some general prohibition posted against behavior that might alarm or something like that. Is this ever used against open carriers? I...
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    Gun Store Recomendations

    I know that the mailing address on a drivers license issue has been covered in a previous thread; but I need a FFL/ Gun shop recommendation in the Hampton Roads area where they actually know how to read the form 4473 (Background Check Form); including the instructions for section 20 B...
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    Simultaneous open and concealed carry

    Sometimes when I open carry I still carry a pocket pistol concealed. How does this make me legally? Am I open or concealed carrying in the eyes of the law? For instance am I allowed to drink? I use this just as an example as I don’t even drink. Also if I am open carrying only (i.e. no pocket...
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    Why is Open Carry so rare?

    I am curious why open carry in VA (Hampton Roads) is so rare. I already know the standard answers about many people not knowing that they are allowed to, or most people being sheep etc. but still it seems like 1 person in 10,000 OCs here, if that. On my previous trips to this area during the...
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    Open Carry Problem Wells Fargo Virgina Beach Providence Square

    On friday 1/4/2012 I went into the Wells Fargo at providence square in Virginia Beach to make a cash withdraw; I was open carrying. I usually do not open carry into a bank but since I was withdrawing a few thousand to pay my rent for the next 2 months and some bills, and I really couldn't afford...
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