Valkman
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Well you'll go far here - say one thing then say you were joking and you meant something else. You sure sounded like you want people to protect you from yourself but now you don't mean it. Another noob knows it all.
Can you carry a handgun into a bar in virginia?
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Well you'll go far here - say one thing then say you were joking and you meant something else. You sure sounded like you want people to protect you from yourself but now you don't mean it. Another noob knows it all.
steveracer
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I openly carry in bars all the time here in VA.
My lovely wife worked in a bar for years, and I went in there all the time with a 1911 in a IWB holster, and my shirt tucked in. The pistol is unconcealed for all intents and purposes, because I'm wearing no cover garment.
Met and spoke with lots of LEOs and "security" at different establishments, none of whom noticed me carrying at first. When we got around to the topic, not once did anyone tell me I was borderline for arrest because more than half of my pistol was in my pants.
VA isn't so bad about this. One of the few places I've lived that's "good" about CCW.
NYS, where CCW is a big pain to get, you can carry basically anywhere concealed. Go figure.
Steve
My lovely wife worked in a bar for years, and I went in there all the time with a 1911 in a IWB holster, and my shirt tucked in. The pistol is unconcealed for all intents and purposes, because I'm wearing no cover garment.
Met and spoke with lots of LEOs and "security" at different establishments, none of whom noticed me carrying at first. When we got around to the topic, not once did anyone tell me I was borderline for arrest because more than half of my pistol was in my pants.
VA isn't so bad about this. One of the few places I've lived that's "good" about CCW.
NYS, where CCW is a big pain to get, you can carry basically anywhere concealed. Go figure.
Steve
KONY
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Here's a NoVA open carry blog started by one of our own members
(Smurfslayer).
http://www.bighammer.net/gunblog.html
(Smurfslayer).
http://www.bighammer.net/gunblog.html
tinygnat219
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Here's the summary of Carrying a Firearm in VA in restaurants:
Yes, you can carry concealed if no alcohol is served there and there is no sign in place telling you no guns allowed.
Yes, you must Open Carry when alcohol is served at a restaurant and there is no sign in place telling you no guns allowed.
No to Concealed Carry if alcohol is served there.
BTW, it has to be a manager or owner who asks you to leave, a server won't do simply b/c they aren't in charge.
Summed up nice and neat.
Yes, you can carry concealed if no alcohol is served there and there is no sign in place telling you no guns allowed.
Yes, you must Open Carry when alcohol is served at a restaurant and there is no sign in place telling you no guns allowed.
No to Concealed Carry if alcohol is served there.
BTW, it has to be a manager or owner who asks you to leave, a server won't do simply b/c they aren't in charge.
Summed up nice and neat.
XLMiguel
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Yes, you can, but openly
Just a nit, but there's no such thing as a "bar" in VA. Any place that has a liquor license of on-premise consumption must get atleast 51% of its revenues from food. VA gun laws are generally pretty rational, but I never understood why CCW in a restaraunt where liqour is served is a no-no, but but it's OK to open carry in the same place?!?!? Regardless, if you're open carrying in a restaraunt in VA, it's best not to drink any alcohol at all, as one blissninney and an anti-2A cop could well ruin your day (esp. in Ffx Co).
Here in NM you can't CCW anywhere where alcohol is sold or consumed - that includes not only bars & restaraunts, but also grocery stores, convenience stores/gas stations, etc. (yeah, you can buy booze at gas stations here, which could help account for why NM is #5 in DUI's). While I understand the rationale for no guns in bars (places where alc. is consumed), the no guns in grocery stores, convenience stores/gas stations is kind of inconvenient and a bit risky (they're not called "Stop & Robs for naught -). Guess we'll have to work on that -
Just a nit, but there's no such thing as a "bar" in VA. Any place that has a liquor license of on-premise consumption must get atleast 51% of its revenues from food. VA gun laws are generally pretty rational, but I never understood why CCW in a restaraunt where liqour is served is a no-no, but but it's OK to open carry in the same place?!?!? Regardless, if you're open carrying in a restaraunt in VA, it's best not to drink any alcohol at all, as one blissninney and an anti-2A cop could well ruin your day (esp. in Ffx Co).
Here in NM you can't CCW anywhere where alcohol is sold or consumed - that includes not only bars & restaraunts, but also grocery stores, convenience stores/gas stations, etc. (yeah, you can buy booze at gas stations here, which could help account for why NM is #5 in DUI's). While I understand the rationale for no guns in bars (places where alc. is consumed), the no guns in grocery stores, convenience stores/gas stations is kind of inconvenient and a bit risky (they're not called "Stop & Robs for naught -). Guess we'll have to work on that -
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