Posted: 1/5/2013 2:58:51 PM EDT
| I live in TN, but I travel to KY frequently to visit family. My question is, can I open carry when I'm in KY legally without a permit from either state? I know the law says anybody 18 or older can open carry without a permit in KY, but I'm not sure if that applies to non residents or not. I have a class scheduled to get my carry permit in TN, but it'd be nice to be able to carry in the mean time at least while I'm in KY. |
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It 's all depend on when and where you plan to open carry. Just use common sense (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should). What's this mean? If you can, you want to, then do it. Your rights are your rights. I open carried to a theater after that idiot in Colorado pulled that shit, fuck everyone else, their anger won't stop bullets from skull fucking me. |
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It 's all depend on when and where you plan to open carry. Just use common sense (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should). What's this mean? If you can, you want to, then do it. Your rights are your rights. I open carried to a theater after that idiot in Colorado pulled that shit, fuck everyone else, their anger won't stop bullets from skull fucking me. It means why would you put yourself in a position where you'd have to explain yourself. If someone sees your weapon and the theater manager calls the police, you're probably going to lose the battle, so why do it. You are a KY resident, so you have the option of getting a CCW permit, so why would you open carry and draw attention to yourself. |
| You may open carry in Kentucky regardless of where you live. Just make yourself aware of where guns are not allowed by law (if it has to do with kids, criminals, or the federal government they probably aren't allowed). That's a generalization so do your homework. I've open carried in Kentucky for over 25 years and have never had an issue and I see others frequently. Never had a problem...ever. |
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It 's all depend on when and where you plan to open carry. Just use common sense (Just because you can, doesn't mean you should). What's this mean? If you can, you want to, then do it. Your rights are your rights. I open carried to a theater after that idiot in Colorado pulled that shit, fuck everyone else, their anger won't stop bullets from skull fucking me. It means why would you put yourself in a position where you'd have to explain yourself. If someone sees your weapon and the theater manager calls the police, you're probably going to lose the battle, so why do it. You are a KY resident, so you have the option of getting a CCW permit, so why would you open carry and draw attention to yourself. Because I do not believe that I should pay for a permit to perform an act that I am already entitled to, but we are getting off topic. As mentioned before, you can OC if you wish, just do not carry where guns are prohibited. |
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Because I do not believe that I should pay for a permit to perform an act that I am already entitled to, but we are getting off topic. As mentioned before, you can OC if you wish, just do not carry where guns are prohibited.
Then don't get one, but I'll say again, use common sense, because you are going to get a lot of butt hurt if someone is offended by your right to open carry. Look for the post in GD where Denny's had the Detectives leave because they were armed. I doubt if it was you at Denny's, that you would have had the option of just leaving. |
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Because I do not believe that I should pay for a permit to perform an act that I am already entitled to, but we are getting off topic. As mentioned before, you can OC if you wish, just do not carry where guns are prohibited.
Then don't get one, but I'll say again, use common sense, because you are going to get a lot of butt hurt if someone is offended by your right to open carry. Look for the post in GD where Denny's had the Detectives leave because they were armed. I doubt if it was you at Denny's, that you would have had the option of just leaving. Actually, that is the only option. Once you are told to leave you must leave or you may be charged with trespassing. |
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Because I do not believe that I should pay for a permit to perform an act that I am already entitled to, but we are getting off topic. As mentioned before, you can OC if you wish, just do not carry where guns are prohibited.
Then don't get one, but I'll say again, use common sense, because you are going to get a lot of butt hurt if someone is offended by your right to open carry. Look for the post in GD where Denny's had the Detectives leave because they were armed. I doubt if it was you at Denny's, that you would have had the option of just leaving. Actually, that is the only option. Once you are told to leave you must leave or you may be charged with trespassing. I meant that you are probably going to be temporarly detained while the officers check to see if you have any outstanding wants/warrants and they'll more than likely check your weapon also. Then you're going to be leaving, not because you want to, but because now it is your only option. Regardless, why would you want to subject yourself to that if you didn't have too. By simply concealing your weapon, you've taken care of your need to carry and it doesn't bring undue attention to yourself or alarm the people around you. I understand the "It's my right" argument, but lets face it, we're losing the public preception battle. . |
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Because I do not believe that I should pay for a permit to perform an act that I am already entitled to, but we are getting off topic. As mentioned before, you can OC if you wish, just do not carry where guns are prohibited.
Then don't get one, but I'll say again, use common sense, because you are going to get a lot of butt hurt if someone is offended by your right to open carry. Look for the post in GD where Denny's had the Detectives leave because they were armed. I doubt if it was you at Denny's, that you would have had the option of just leaving. Actually, that is the only option. Once you are told to leave you must leave or you may be charged with trespassing. I meant that you are probably going to be temporarly detained while the officers check to see if you have any outstanding wants/warrants and they'll more than likely check your weapon also. Then you're going to be leaving, not because you want to, but because now it is your only option. Regardless, why would you want to subject yourself to that if you didn't have too. By simply concealing your weapon, you've taken care of your need to carry and it doesn't bring undue attention to yourself or alarm the people around you. I understand the "It's my right" argument, but lets face it, we're losing the public preception battle. . I understand the point you are trying to get across, but the reason we are losing ground on issues like this is because of this mentality. Yes, you will draw attention to yourself but it is your right in the state of KY if you choose to do so. People can either accept it, move(preferably), or try to change the law. 
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yes you can open carry. Open carry is illegal at primary schools, courthouses, jail areas in police stations, federal buildings and USPS buildings. Courthouses are only off limits if the building houses nothing except courts and offices of the court. If, like Boyle County, the courthouse also houses the sheriff's office or any other non-court office, then you can open carry in the non-court offices and the hallways. You cannot enter the courtroom or any offices of the court.
"No gun" signs do not have the force of law, but once you are asked to leave, you must leave or you will be charged with trespassing. |
| It depends on where you live. Certain areas are more accepting of it. The way you dress plays a BIG part in it if open carrying. I your dressed like a professional your less likely to have an issue than if your dressed like a bum. Same with age. In the climate right now people will call the cops on a "man with a gun" If someone sees a young person carrying one around,expect to have the cops called around here at least. If the management called, your basically leaving that establishment. |
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Aww, Jeep. I was really hoping you would give your usual line to this question. I really like the way you put it when somone asks if they can open carry in KY if they aren't a resident. Since you didn't say it, I guess I will. Kentucky respects the rights of all Free Men. One need not be a resident to open carry in KY. Also KY recognizes valid concealed carry permits issued by any other state. Makes me proud to be a Kentucky resident. As for weather or not one should open carry is a personal choice. It may not be prudent in all cases, but I will never be the one to try to convince others that they should be in the closet about their guns or carry. I think people need to see it more often so that they will get used to the idea. I also think that 911 operators need to be properly trained on how to handle "man with a gun calls" and ask the appropriate questions of the caller to determine if there is an actual threat or if it is someone just exercising their right to carry. I am assuming that they aren't trained in this already. For all I know they are. I would love to see the look on some stupid busybody's face when the 911 operator tells her that a guy walking around wearing a gun openly in public is not breaking any laws, and that she could be in trouble for abusing the 911 system with her phoney reports. That would be great. |
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I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. |
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I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. Thank you, my point exactly. 
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I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. I don’t know if your above post was directed at me or not, but if so, I wasn’t ranting and never said anything about Open Carry being Bad. The OP asked if he could open carry, and I simply stated that he could depending on where he was at. I then suggested that he use Common Sense, something that seems to be absent in a lot of gun owners. I believe 100 percent in the Right to Bear arms along with the rest of the constitution. If we had been talking about the 1st Amendment and the rights of people to burn the US flag or protest at soldiers funeral, where would you stand on freedom? I would say that I believe they have the right to say and do what they want, but that I don’t like it and I think that they lack judgment and Common Sense. We are all going to have different opinions, but resorting to calling people Fudds isn‘t going to change anyone’s views. |
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Where can I openly carry a firearm? Click here for answer
There are no Kentucky Revised Statutes that govern the open carry of firearms by persons who lawfully possess such firearms except for the following: •527.070 - Unlawful possession (whether carried openly or concealed) of a weapon on school property, except for certain specified exceptions. •KRS 244.125 - Which bars loaded firearms (concealed or otherwise) in places where alcohol is sold by the drink, except for certain specified exceptions. If you have any questions on the open carry of firearms in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, including whether a particular mode of carrying a firearm would be deemed open or concealed carry, you may wish to consult an attorney. KY State Police web site |
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Quoted: Quoted: I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. I don’t know if your above post was directed at me or not, but if so, I wasn’t ranting and never said anything about Open Carry being Bad. The OP asked if he could open carry, and I simply stated that he could depending on where he was at. I then suggested that he use Common Sense, something that seems to be absent in a lot of gun owners. I believe 100 percent in the Right to Bear arms along with the rest of the constitution. If we had been talking about the 1st Amendment and the rights of people to burn the US flag or protest at soldiers funeral, where would you stand on freedom? I would say that I believe they have the right to say and do what they want, but that I don’t like it and I think that they lack judgment and Common Sense. We are all going to have different opinions, but resorting to calling people Fudds isn‘t going to change anyone’s views. Not directing it specifically at you. I know some gun owners and have read plenty from people on gun forums that are quite vociferously against open carry. I wasn't calling these people Fudds, but I was comparing them to the gun owners that see themselves as sportsman, and think that nobody needs any gun that doesn't look like their bolt action hunting rifle or double barrel shotgun. The kind that say they are for gun rights but are all too willing to throw the rest of us with our modern sporting arms under the bus as long as the gov't doesn't try to touch their guns. For the record I only ever open carried in public once, and rarely concealed carry at all. I live and work on a military base so I can't carry most of the time. When I am off post it is more times than not that I am going to my local gun shop. If I am planning on spending much time off post I will carry, but usually that's to the gun club or a shooting match. Open carry is not always the best option, but I like having the ability to do so if I choose. I lived in Texas where we could only carry concealed. If someone could spot that you were carrying (bulge of shirt rides up past bottom of gun, etc) then you were in violation of the law. If nothing else open carry keeps stupid crap like that from happening. I would like to see more people open carry if for nothing else than to educate to ignorant about it being legal. Also I think laws against flag burning are unconstitutional as much as I despise the act. As for protesting at soldier's funerals, I don't see how a law against that could pass constitutional muster either if it's held on public property. I say this as a guy that spent my last four years in the army with an Honor Guard unit and has performed military honors at more than five thousand funerals for veterans and active duty. I have probably personally handed the folded flag to the next of kin and given the speech around one hundred times. At least two of those to small children. Anyone that chooses to protest for their cause at a soldier's funeral is a classless attention whore, but not a criminal. If we didn't give them so much publicity for it, they would crawl back into whatever hole they came from. If free speech was just about speech everyone agreed with then we wouldn't need an amendment to protect it. |
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I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. well said I am so tired of the people telling me I shouldnt open carry because it might cause some pussy to get the vapors do it or dont, but dont lecture me on how I should not do it, or that I should use common sense most the time "use common sense" is code for "dont do it, cause I am afraid and am uncomfy with real freeodm we need to get away from that shit and start using the hell out of our rights. |
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I would also like to add that gun owners that rant about how open carry is bad even though it is completely legal are about as helpful as the FUDDS muttering about how nobody needs an AR15 or 30 round ammunition bullet clip weapons of war shoulder thing that goes up. Sometimes we gun owners can be our own worst enemy. It's a freedom thing. Either you believe in it or you don't. I don’t know if your above post was directed at me or not, but if so, I wasn’t ranting and never said anything about Open Carry being Bad. The OP asked if he could open carry, and I simply stated that he could depending on where he was at. I then suggested that he use Common Sense, something that seems to be absent in a lot of gun owners. I believe 100 percent in the Right to Bear arms along with the rest of the constitution. If we had been talking about the 1st Amendment and the rights of people to burn the US flag or protest at soldiers funeral, where would you stand on freedom? I would say that I believe they have the right to say and do what they want, but that I don’t like it and I think that they lack judgment and Common Sense. We are all going to have different opinions, but resorting to calling people Fudds isn‘t going to change anyone’s views. FUDDS wont change anyway. so we may as well call it the way it is. FUDDS need to be pointed out so we know who is really with us and who is more worried about his deer gun in thurty aught six!! |