Iowa now has open carry (theroetically) with permit required. But
there have been several instances where people did this in a state
where no law existed, and they went to jail anyway. The famous case
was in Washington state a number of years ago. Guy was out walking
his dog with an AK-47 on his shoulder. I think he was finally
convicted of disturbing the peace or something like that. In my way
of thinking, I'd rather the bad guys not know if I am packing. The
really bad ones might decide to take out the armed resistance first.
On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Kirk Hargreaves
<khargreaves2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Well there you go, can't even take a cat down with a 9mm! No wonder it is
> the NATO round! (Replacing the 45 as I recall). I would not want to be
on
> the wrong side of one though. I remember being in the forest shooting with
> my sons when they were young and my 9mm Glock put a hole through a fallen
> tree branch which was fairly thick. . somewhat bigger than my lower leg,
> calf area. (Dead wood though at that).
>
> I wonder what the open carry laws are like around the rest of the country?
> It is legal to open carry in California as long as your gun is not loaded,
> and your loaded clip is on the other side of your belt.
>
> To tell the truth, I was not aware that this law was in effect in
California
> until a few years ago. I have never personally seen anyone actually
walking
> around with a gun on the side of their belt. The police have the right to
> examine your fire arm to ensure that the chamber is empty and no rounds in
> the clip.
>
> No permit needed either. Just strap your side arm on, make sure that it is
> unloaded, but keep your loaded clip on the other side of your belt (per
> which you could load up very quickly if need be) and walk around like
> everything is normal. Not something I plan to do.
>
> Kirk
>
> On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 2:48 PM, WFO Herb <froggi60 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I shot a cat once with a 9mm. Bounced right off that yellow sucker!
>> (chipped the paint though).
>> Herb
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