Revolver as a CCW, a question...

[BoneDigger]

Here in Texas, if you qualify for CCL/CCP with a revolver, then you cannot carry an auto. If you qualify with an auto, you can carry either. So, a couple of questions...

1) Are most states this way? Or, do most states not make a distinction?

2) With the law mentioned above, how many did/would go ahead and qualify with a revolver anyway and just plan to not carry an auto?

Todd

 

[jlundy46]

In Washington and Oregon there is no distinction between revolvers and auto as far as a CCW license. I would qualify with a revolver since I prefer them to autos.

John

 

[mrrick]

In Arizona, it's a concealed WEAPON licence, so you can carry any weapon, revolver, semi autoo, one guy carries a samarai sword, a master of concealment.

 

[Haywood]

CCW

In Ohio you can carry either one. I like snubby revolvers.

 

[lawboy]

In CA, the make, model and serial no. of the gun(s) you qualify with are listed on your license. Get caught carrying anything else and go to jail.

 

[SouthpawShootr]

Here in Texas, if you qualify for CCL/CCP with a revolver, then you cannot carry an auto. If you qualify with an auto, you can carry either.

Well, that makes a lot of sense. I wonder who the genius was who wrote that law.

In VA, you take the firearms course, get your certificate (certificate says nothing about what you used for the course), take a copy to the clerk of the circuit court, pay the bill, and 45 days (or so) later you get your permit. You get to carry a "handgun" concealed. What you carry and how qualified you are with it is between you, your conscience, and God. I imagine you could carry an AK or AR pistol if you wanted.

 

[Froggy]

2) With the law mentioned above, how many did/would go ahead and qualify with a revolver anyway and just plan to not carry an auto?

I would try to qualify with the auto... gives you more options in case you change your mind about which best suits you somewhere down the road. From the sound of it, I reckon that means you'll have to borrow one.

 

[45+]

I had my wife qualify with a revolver the first time she took the class to get her permit in Texas. Before her license expired she retook the course with a semiauto to change her license so she could carry either. We had located a semiauto she liked and wanted to carry instead of her revolver. It also allows her to carry a semiauto (Keltec 32) BUG, when she would never consider carrying another revolver BUG.

BoneDigger, qualifying with a semi just keeps your options open in Texas, and most instructors will loan you a semi if you need to "borrow" a handgun for qualification.

 

[CSA 357]

I never heard of that here you just get your permit, carry what ever you want i carry both , not at the same time, some times a 1911, glock, k frame smith, n frame smith csa

 

[wdlsguy]

Borrow a semiauto for the shooting test if necessary. That way you can carry whatever you want later on.

 

[VA27]

Here there are 3 levels: Derringer- You can only carry a derringer. Revolver- You can carry a derringer or a revolver, but not a semi-auto. Semi-auto- You can carry any of the three.

Borrow a semi auto for the test and you're covered.

 

[ronto]

Arkansas

If you qualify with a revolver the CHL is for a revolver only. Qualify with a semi-auto and you can carry either.

 

[MCgunner]

I qualify with an auto. I carry both depending on the situation and mood I'm in. I, personally, wouldn't wanna be restricted. If all I had was a revolver, I'd either borrow an auto to qualify with or use it as justification to buy an auto.

Friend of mine's getting a CHL. I was going to loan him a Ruger P gun, but he bought a P95 this week. He plans to carry his 642 (J frame revolver).

 

[Sistema1927]

When New Mexico first began issuing permits you needed to qualify with every combination of action type AND caliber that you wanted to carry. If you qualified with a .357 magnum you could not carry a .38 Special unless you also qualified with it.

Recently we had a change to the law where qualifying with a particular caliber of an action type allows you to carry anything up to and including that caliber. So, instead of qualifying with a half a dozen weapons in order to cover all the bases you only need to qualify with two, a semi-auto and a revolver. I used a 1911 in .45 ACP and a Ruger Vaquero in.45 Colt (I now have a S&W 22-4 in .45 ACP, so I will use it next time.). This allows me to carry anything I want, including .44 magnum since the law is based on caliber, and not power level.

One of the really stupid things to also be added to our law was the prohibition on carrying more than one concealed weapon, so no BUGs. We need to get that changed as well as the prohibition on carrying where alcohol is sold. You can't legally carry in most Wal-Marts, grocery stores, or restaurants. We either need to get some type of 51% rule, like Texas, or a ruling that it doesn't matter where you carry just so long as you maintain a low blood alcohol level.

 

[Ala Dan]

There is not a qualification rule or law in Alabama. One can literally know
little (or nothing) 'bout a handgun, and so long as they can obtain a CCW
license they can carry a handgun of their choosing~!

BTW, I favor a qualification course mandated for all who carry, with NO
exceptions~!

 

[bigmike45]

That is the one thing I dislike about our CHL law here in Texas. Even the instructor made mention that most folks claim that a revolver is harder to shoot than a semi-auto. If that is the case it should be the other way around.

It makes no difference to me as I qualified with a semi-auto and carry both.

 

[grendelbane]

In Kentucky it is a CCDW. It covers weapon(s). I never carry shuriken or nunchuks, but legally I could. Or a .50 Beowulf!

 

[tango3065]

Yep here in ky you carry any gun, knuckles, baton, switchblade, axe, chainsaw, blowtorch, well you get the picture .

 

[gbran]

In CA, the make, model and serial no. of the gun(s) you qualify with are listed on your license. Get caught carrying anything else and go to jail.

Not so in my CA county. You can qualify with most any handgun you want. Once issued a permit, you can have no more than 3 handguns on your permit. The handgun you qualified with does not have to be on your permit unless you want to carry it.

 

[Ichiro]

In Minnesota, you can qualify with whatever you want and carry whatever you want.

I qualified with a .22 semiauto and carry .38 and .357 snubbies.

 

[erich w]

My understanding of the law here in missouri is you can carry anything you want as long as its visible from 3 sides except for asault weapons and for handguns if you have a liscense you can carry whatever kind you want.

 

[fiVe]

In Florida, it is a Concealed Weapons License. The state makes no distinction and has no restriction. Qualify with either then carry either.

 

[MatthewVanitas]

Anyone have any clue what genius worked that detail into TX carry law? Was it some desparate attempt to make things annoying from an anti-gunner? Or was this some gunshop commando politician who thought that he was being brilliant?

The oddest gun-related official sign I've seen: the K-Mart just off I-35 in Austin has a rather complicated sign on the front door. I had to stare at it a bit to understand it, but it essentially said "CARRYING A FIREARM OF A TYPE OTHER THAN THAT WHICH YOU ARE LEGALLY LICENSED TO CARRY IS A MISDEMEANOR BY TX123456"

Basically, instead of telling you not carry guns on K-Mart property, they just made a point to remind you that you could only carry a revolver if you had a revolver permit.

The only possible reason I could think of for this was that they wanted to discourage guns, but not tick politically-active CCWers, so they make a complicated sign that doesn't really mean anything.


Has any Texan actually been arrested or prosecuted for carrying a Glock when they qualified with a S&W revolver?

-MV

 

[RTFM]

No distinction here in Idaho.

RTFM

 

[TonyT]

No distinction in Michigan between revolvers and semi-autos.