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OpenCarry.org A Right Unexercised is a Right Lost” Home Forum Maps Open Carry Travel Age to OC College Carry Restaurant Carry Machine Guns Private Transfers Airport Carry Registration Constitutional Carry State Info A-H Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii State Info I-M Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan MInnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana State Info N-S Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota State Info T-Z Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Store Press Kit Multimedia Long Gun OC ← Older posts Posted on September 17, 2012 by John Pierce I have to admit, initially I was a bit nervous about … the [open carry] law, [b]ut to my surprise, we have not had one single incident as it relates to open-carry.” Vicksburg, MS Police Chief Walter Armstrong, September 16, 2014 OpenCarry.org [is a national] gun rights networking hub.” The Atlantic, May 10, 2011 There’s even an organization whose raison d’etre is promotion of open carry . . . OpenCarry.org. These are the shock troops of the gun lobby. And, they are not going away.” Ceasefire NJ Director Brian Miller, NJ.com, August 20, 2009 I don’t think [legalizing open carry] change[s] much because it’s not . . . concealed carry . . . and frankly given the choice of the two, open carry is probably less dangerous because we know what we’re dealing with.” Overland Park, KS Police Chief John Douglass, September 24, 2012 In fact, a surprising number of states even allow open carry of handguns without a license. Contrary to the concerns of some opponents of open carry, such measures have not led to wild-West shootouts or other serious consequences.” Tulsa World Editorial Board, February 25, 2012 [G]ang members aren’t known to open carry.” San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Sgt. Dave Phelps, San Bernadino Sun, September 6, 2010 We don’t suggest that people panic, because there hasn’t been a problem with open-carry demonstrations in other cities.” Palo Alto, CA police Lt. Sandra Brown, Mercury News, March 5, 2010 The anti-gun rights lobby’s furor over the presence of guns near the president . . . is an attempt to somehow reverse the normalization of guns.” Professor Brandon Denning, Cumberland School of Law (Birmingham, AL), Christian Science Monitor, August 8, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Open Carry Walk Planned For North Little Rock Posted on January 16, 2014 by John Pierce A gun-rights group says it plans to hold an open-carry walk in North Little Rock this weekend. Arkansas Carry said in a statement that members will walk at 11 a.m. Saturday from Schlotsky’s Deli on JFK Boulevard to Cherry Hill Drive and then back again with their guns on display. The group contends a law that went into effect last year allows the open carrying of firearms, although Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has contested that interpretation. Excerpt…Read more at Arkansas Online . Posted in Arkansas , Open Carry , Open Carry Public Events | Leave a comment Is Open Carry Disorderly Conduct In Utah? Posted on January 3, 2014 by John Pierce A new bill would define when someone could be charged with disorderly conduct when they are openly carrying a gun in Utah. Rep. Paul Ray, R-Clinton, says it came after a picture surfaced last year of a man with a rifle across his back at a JC Penney in northern Utah. Ray said his bill states guns have to be holstered.So if someone is carrying a gun around in their hand they can be cited, ” he said.This bill really clarifies things and gives them an outline to go by of in this situation you can write a ticket and in this situation you can’t. ” The same goes for people who openly display guns on their body. The man in JC Penney last year could have been charged with disorderly conduct, he said. Excerpt … read more at Utah’s KSL . Posted in Disturbing The Peace Ordinances , Open Carry , Utah | Comments Off on Is Open Carry Disorderly Conduct In Utah? Petersburg, Va. Circuit Court Clerk backs down to gun group Posted on June 17, 2013 by John Pierce Virginia resident Michael McNeill filed a petition with the Virginia Supreme Court requesting a Writ of Mandamus to compel Petersburg Circuit Court Clerk Shalva J. Braxton to follow Virginia law when it comes to concealed handgun permit application processing procedures. A Writ of Mandamus is a judicial order compelling an official carry out a ministerial duty,” i.e., a duty which is non-discretionary. In Virginia, the legislature requires Circuit Court’s to issue concealed handgun permits if the applicant pays $50, submits proof of firearms training, and passes a background check. Braxton initially told Petersburg NBC 12 News through her attorneys that it’s not a big deal” to require citizens to submit applications for concealed handgun permit (CHP) renewals in person, even though state law requires Clerks of Court to accept CHP renewal applications by mail. Read more at Mike Stollenwerk’s DC Gun Rights Examiner . Posted in DC Gun Rights Examiner , VCDL , Virginia | Leave a comment Arkansas to become the nation’s 45th open carry state on August 15th Posted on May 16, 2013 by John Pierce Arkansas will become the nation’s 45th open carry state on August 15th of this year. This result arises from the Arkansas legislature’s enactment of HB 1700, a bill sponsored by Representative Denny Altes (R – Fort Smith) which amended Arkansas Code § 5-73-120 (Carrying a weapon). The change to § 5-73-120 is straightforward. For many years § 5-73-120 made it unlawful to generally possesses a handgun, knife, or club on or about his or her person.” But in 2008 the United States Supreme Court ruled in District of Columbia v. Heller that the Second Amendment provides a prima facie [and fundamental] right to keep and carry weapons in case of confrontation.” Read more at Mike Stollenwerk’s DC Gun Rights Examiner column . Posted in Arkansas , Constitutional Carry , DC Gun Rights Examiner , Open Carry | Leave a comment Innocent Victims of Gun Control: The Eagle Scout Posted on May 2, 2013 by John Pierce I would like for you to meet Cole Withrow. In addition to being an Eagle Scout, Cole is an honors student and high school senior in Johnson County North Carolina … at least he was until recently. Now, he is charged with a felony, expelled from school weeks before graduation, and sees his college plans crumbling since he will not be allowed to graduate. All of the hard work he has put into becoming a successful member of society is threatened. Cole is the epitome of what I am talking about when I say that gun control does nothing more than victimize the innocent. Read more at John Pierce’s Monachus Lex . Posted in Campus Carry , Monachus Lex , North Carolina , Zero Tolerance Policies | Leave a comment A tale of two rallies Posted on April 30, 2013 by John Pierce This morning I was reading the press coverage of last week’s Stop The NRA ‘rally’ in DC. Despite the fact that it only attracted a whopping 60 attendees, it received quite a bit of positive attention from the mainstream media. Now … let’s compare that to another rally that took place last week with practically no media attention. On Tuesday April 23rd, I drove the 430 miles from Bristol Virginia to Harrisburg Pennsylvania for the 8th annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally. Read more at John Pierce’s Monachus Lex . Posted in Gun Control , Gun Rights Rallies , Open Carry , Pennsylvania | Leave a comment When quasi-celebrities attack: Jay Mohr blames Boston attack on the 2nd Amendment Posted on April 17, 2013 by John Pierce Aging comedian/actor Jay Mohr managed to generate some publicity for himself on Monday by exploiting the Boston Marathon explosions to push his anti-Second Amendment agenda. Mohr,...