Hi guys. Long time reader first time poster. I hope this question belongs here. I'm sort of new to carrying and I had a question concerning printing.
I don't want to sound too stupid but should I be legally concerned with printing in WV? I'll be honest and say that I'm kind of lazy and like to carry OWB. That and I just started carrying a new gun and don't have a decent IWB holster for it yet. With fall/winter approaching I realize this won't really be an issue with a coat and all but I hardly carried at all since the new gun because all I could stand wearing was a t-shirt. And that's not exactly good at concealing a snubby but it's not too bad either.
So this is where my question stems from. If I were to just throw my t-shirt over my gun could I get in trouble for printing? We have open carry and a lot of folks do where I live. I personally don't really see a difference in a printing gun and an openly carried one. I've searched the laws for WV and found nothing. I've been told that if I have a carry permit I have to carry concealed, therefore giving up my right to open carry, which I'm pretty sure isn't correct.
So other than losing the "tactical advantage" and possibly drawing attention to myself from officers, could I get in trouble for printing?
I don't want to sound too stupid but should I be legally concerned with printing in WV? I'll be honest and say that I'm kind of lazy and like to carry OWB. That and I just started carrying a new gun and don't have a decent IWB holster for it yet. With fall/winter approaching I realize this won't really be an issue with a coat and all but I hardly carried at all since the new gun because all I could stand wearing was a t-shirt. And that's not exactly good at concealing a snubby but it's not too bad either.
So this is where my question stems from. If I were to just throw my t-shirt over my gun could I get in trouble for printing? We have open carry and a lot of folks do where I live. I personally don't really see a difference in a printing gun and an openly carried one. I've searched the laws for WV and found nothing. I've been told that if I have a carry permit I have to carry concealed, therefore giving up my right to open carry, which I'm pretty sure isn't correct.
So other than losing the "tactical advantage" and possibly drawing attention to myself from officers, could I get in trouble for printing?