concealed carry??

[jwr_747]

in the State of Alabama,and probably most other CCW states,the CCW permit means concealed,no part of the weapon showing.what if you are packing,IWB or OWB and you are printing,is that still considered concealed ? no part of the weapon is exposed,but it has the "print" of a pistol.but it could be a pork chop. just wondering,which ,for me,can be troublesome. jwr

 

[JesseL]

As far as I know there are only a few states where accidental exposure (either by printing or direct exposure) of an otherwise legally carried concealed firearm is a problem. Texas and Florida come to mind as examples.

From what I can tell, in Alabama open carry is generally legal and having a concealed carry permit doesn't confer any legal obligation to maintain concealment (though deliberately revealing your gun to confer a threat is a whole other ball of wax), so I really don't think printing will get you in any trouble.

Of course there is no guarantee that a police officer or judge will concur with my opinion and I am not a lawyer.

 

[AntiqueCollector]

Open carry is legal in Alabama. Perhaps some police officers may give you trouble if you open carry or otherwise have a gun showing, but a judge will be likely to know the law if it went that far.

 

[cloudedice]

JesseL, you may want to add CT to that list. The law makes NO MENTION of concealed, and the permit is a "Carry Permit." However, I wrote to the State Police a year or so ago, and they claim that carrying in a method considered "alarming" could mean a revocation of your permit. This means if a gun accidentally flashes, you could lose your permit.

http://thehighroad.org/showpost.php?p=2841431&postcount=11

 

[NavyLCDR]

Oklahoma is also a "shall not show at all" state.

 

[El Tejon]

I see Kirk's First Law of the Internet is in full effect.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

in the State of Alabama,and probably most other CCW states,the CCW permit means concealed,no part of the weapon showing.what if you are packing,IWB or OWB and you are printing,is that still considered concealed ? no part of the weapon is exposed,but it has the "print" of a pistol.but it could be a pork chop. just wondering,which ,for me,can be troublesome. jwr

Depends on the way the law is written in each state, and then to the degree a particular LEO decides to interpret/apply it on a given day.

Also, don't just blandly assume that "the CCW permit means concealed." Many states don't call it a "Concealed Carry Weapon" permit, and some states simply require a permit to carry -- regardless of whether carry is open or concealed.

There is no single answer to your question. There are, in fact, 48 answers to your question (VT and AK don't count, since they don't require a permit for open or concealed carry).

 

[csmkersh]

As far as I know there are only a few states where accidental exposure (either by printing or direct exposure) of an otherwise legally carried concealed firearm is a problem. Texas and Florida come to mind as examples.

Texas isn't one, Jesse. Printing, while discouraged, isn't a crime.

§ 411.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(3) "Concealed handgun" means a handgun, the presence
of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a
reasonable person.

and

§ 46.035. UNLAWFUL CARRYING OF HANDGUN BY LICENSE HOLDER. (a) A license holder commits an offense if the license holder carries a handgun on or about the license holder's person under the authority of Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, and intentionally fails to conceal the handgun.

Have some over zealous officers arrested for printing? Yes. The end result the CLEO apologized and all charges were dropped.

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