I am knowing this is probably a dumb question but forgive me in advance. My state is constitutional carry and has open carry, permit-less concealed carry and licensed concealed carry. I have the later, concealed carry license. I have concealed carried for many years and occasionally open carried, mostly when hunting or outdoors.
I rarely tuck in my shirts, be they a t-shirt or a button up, I wear them untucked and many of my shirts are "untucked" length, shorter for that specific purpose (and usually fitted) off the rack (example, Walmart Wrangler western shirts untucked length, slim fit, off the rack). So, if my intention is to open carry but my shirt partially covers the weapon is that a problem? Some of my shirts may cover the weapon but not hide that I am carrying a 1911. Again, my intention is not concealed carry but open carry but my garment might cover or partially cover the weapon at times, is this okay?
Or I am cycling (or motorcycling) and my intention is open carry (especially on the bicycle) but say I put a windbreaker on due to chilling effect of the wind, now my 1911 or Glock 19 is partially covered but not concealed enough to be concealed carry. I had a trooper stop me on my bicycle and give me grief over it and then he got a call and left. I told him I was not concealed carrying but open carrying and he just gave me this blank look of confusion.
Do I have to keep the weapon fully exposed if I am open carry?
I rarely tuck in my shirts, be they a t-shirt or a button up, I wear them untucked and many of my shirts are "untucked" length, shorter for that specific purpose (and usually fitted) off the rack (example, Walmart Wrangler western shirts untucked length, slim fit, off the rack). So, if my intention is to open carry but my shirt partially covers the weapon is that a problem? Some of my shirts may cover the weapon but not hide that I am carrying a 1911. Again, my intention is not concealed carry but open carry but my garment might cover or partially cover the weapon at times, is this okay?
Or I am cycling (or motorcycling) and my intention is open carry (especially on the bicycle) but say I put a windbreaker on due to chilling effect of the wind, now my 1911 or Glock 19 is partially covered but not concealed enough to be concealed carry. I had a trooper stop me on my bicycle and give me grief over it and then he got a call and left. I told him I was not concealed carrying but open carrying and he just gave me this blank look of confusion.
Do I have to keep the weapon fully exposed if I am open carry?