VA members; can my brother carry openly while in Virginia?

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - VA members; can my brother carry openly while in Virginia?

Posted: 8/24/2004 2:07:28 PM EDT

Hello, I cant seem to find an official answer; can out of state people open-carry without a CCW? Most of the sites I look at say that VA residents can carry openly and dont need a CCW but no mention of non-state residents.

Anyone know? Thanks, Mayday

Posted: 8/24/2004 2:28:13 PM EDT

[#1]

I'm not a lawyer and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night but I bet you could find your answer Here

Posted: 8/24/2004 2:50:00 PM EDT

[#2]

Yes. VA is open carry country.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:00:39 PM EDT

[#3]

State laws apply to everyone in the state regardless of their residency. Unless the law specificly requires residency he's good to go.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:01:48 PM EDT

[#4]

So long as his mag is not OVER 20rds and his weapon centerfire.....{applies to localities like Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, Arlington, possibly Charlottesville -- I think the population is anywhere that has over 160,000 residents}

He may want to consider when and where he does this. There are lots of off-limits places in several areas. Make sure he bones up on the National Park lands and such.

Make sure he realizes where Federal installations are located.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:02:13 PM EDT

[#5]

A big YES.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:02:49 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
So long as his mag is not OVER 20rds and his weapon centerfire.....

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:13:42 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Quoted:
So long as his mag is not OVER 20rds and his weapon centerfire.....

Condensed copy of the reg......

§ 18.2-287.4. Carrying loaded firearms in public areas prohibited; penalty.

It shall be unlawful for any person to carry a loaded firearm on or about his person on any public street, road, alley, sidewalk, public right-of-way, or in any public park or any other place of whatever nature that is open to the public (i) in any city with a population of 160,000 or more or (ii) in any county having an urban county executive form of government or any county or city surrounded thereby or adjacent thereto or in any county having a county manager form of government. The provisions of this section shall not apply to law-enforcement officers, licensed security guards, military personnel in the performance of their lawful duties, or any person having a valid permit to carry such firearm or to any person actually engaged in lawful hunting or lawful recreational shooting activities at an established shooting range or shooting contest. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.

For purposes of this section, "firearm" means any (i) semi-automatic center-fire rifle or pistol that expels single or multiple projectiles by action of an explosion of a combustible material and is equipped at the time of the offense with a magazine which will hold more than 20 rounds of ammunition or designed by the manufacturer to accommodate a silencer or equipped with a folding stock or (ii) shotgun with a magazine which will hold more than seven rounds of the longest ammunition for which it is chambered.

Any firearm carried in violation of this section may be forfeited to the Commonwealth pursuant to the provisions of § 18.2-310.

The exemptions set out in § 18.2-308 shall apply, mutatis mutandis, to the provisions of this section.

(1991, c. 570; 1992, c. 790; 2003, c. 976.)

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:14:41 PM EDT

[#8]

I know the reg, I just find it funny.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:17:11 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
I know the reg, I just find it funny.

I'm packing the AR with a 10rd mag....

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:19:50 PM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I know the reg, I just find it funny.

I'm packing the AR with a 10rd mag....

I use a 20, but only load 18...just to be safe.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:38:27 PM EDT

[#11]

It's perfectly fine now... a few months ago however in Northern VA, people were freaking out upon seeing fellow armed citizens...they would call the police and cause a hassle, the police often were very poorly versed on our open carry law. However, recent events have brought the issue forward and forced the State Police and Fairfax County Police and Richmond Police to retrain officers in the law. So now, it's a not a problem... also remember that in addition to the 20 round max... threaded barrels and collapsable stocks cannot be carried openly...

Tell you friend to go to www.VCDL.org for more detail on the matter and have him print out the law and carry it with him.. in case he comes accross an officer that didn't get the memo.

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:43:18 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Tell you friend to go to www.VCDL.org for more detail on the matter and have him print out the law and carry it with him.. in case he comes accross an officer that didn't get the memo.

+1 for www.VCDL.org

Virginia is for Gun Lovers
Didn't cha know?

Posted: 8/24/2004 5:59:31 PM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
I know the reg, I just find it funny.

I'm packing the AR with a 10rd mag....

Just make sure it doesn't have a "folding stock"!!

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