TheGunsmith92
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I am planning to open carry my revolver,but a friend of mine told me a cop told him," you CAN openly carry your gun but NOT loaded, Is this true?
No, that is not true in KY. I OC chambered and loaded whenever I am there. A few years ago I had a nice discussion at a gas station with an LEO and then candidate for Sheriff in his kY county that started about my cocked & locked OC 1911. He opened with, "Nice looking 1911! What brand is that?" Very friendly discussion about compact 1911s, his running for sheriff (my out of state plates clearly showed I was not a potential constituent), etc. Nothing ever mentioned about my method of carry or carry in general for that matter. Nice guy. Hope he won.I am planning to open carry my revolver,but a friend of mine told me a cop told him," you CAN openly carry your gun but NOT loaded, Is this true?
No, that is not true in KY. I OC chambered and loaded whenever I am there. A few years ago I had a nice discussion at a gas station with an LEO and then candidate for Sheriff in his kY county that started about my cocked & locked OC 1911. He opened with, "Nice looking 1911! What brand is that?" Very friendly discussion about compact 1911s, his running for sheriff (my out of state plates clearly showed I was not a potential constituent), etc. Nothing ever mentioned about my method of carry or carry in general for that matter. Nice guy. Hope he won.
Not at all. Just making my response specific to KY. In MO you can carry loaded where you can OC.Are you saying that you cannot carry loaded in your state?
I just didn't think that Missouri would be like that but since I am on the other side of the state and have only visited MO once I haven't bothered to research the laws.
And in your vehicle you can carry loaded and in plain view, or in any factory installed storage compartment. Read up on krs chapters 237 and 527.
http://www.lrc.ky.gov/KRS/527-00/020.PDF
527.020(8) A loaded or unloaded firearm or other deadly weapon shall not be deemed
concealed on or about the person if it is located in any enclosed container,
compartment, or storage space installed as original equipment in a motor vehicle by
its manufacturer, including but not limited to a glove compartment, center console,
or seat pocket, regardless of whether said enclosed container, storage space, or
compartment is locked, unlocked, or does not have a locking mechanism. No person
or organization, public or private, shall prohibit a person from keeping a loaded or
unloaded firearm or ammunition, or both, or other deadly weapon in a vehicle in
accordance with the provisions of this subsection. Any attempt by a person or
organization, public or private, to violate the provisions of this subsection may be
the subject of an action for appropriate relief or for damages in a Circuit Court or
District Court of competent jurisdiction. This subsection shall not apply to any
person prohibited from possessing a firearm pursuant to KRS 527.040.
outstanding! many thanks!
this also clarifies, if i am not mistaken, my interest in the law regarding legal firearms locked in a vehicle on your employers parking lot. it is against my company's policy to have a firearm even in your car. it would seem that state law would hold authority above company policy.
outstanding! many thanks!
this also clarifies, if i am not mistaken, my interest in the law regarding legal firearms locked in a vehicle on your employers parking lot. it is against my company's policy to have a firearm even in your car. it would seem that state law would hold authority above company policy.