Thread: Guns Guns and MORE Guns

Got my pocket holster yesterday, I’m liking

Do you need special permits to carry a gun in public?

@TC I finally spent the $22 and ordered one of those Comfort-Tac bellyband holsters

Most comfortable, easy to wear, holster for a smaller weapon I have ever used, it is a perfect solution to my "City Pistol" .380 Beretta

It will hold a larger weapon but it gets a little floppy with a full frame 45 or 10mm

Now the bad news, it is NOT a Tactical Holster regardless of name, it will never be a fast draw, I don't care how much you practice the draw is slow and cumbersome..

But it is very Comfortable so it does promote consistent carry

Originally Posted by STF

Do you need special permits to carry a gun in public?

Depends on the state, many of our states (20) have what is often erroneously called "Constitutional Carry" that means any legally able state citizen can carry concealed or open without special permit

A few other states have permitless open carry,,

Most states do have some type of law that allows for a legal citizen to carry, very very few don't have a mechanism to carry a legal weapon by a legal citizen

Does a person have to be a citizen or would a landed immigrant be able to have a gun.

If a person has to be an actual citizen, can they move to America and then get citizenship or do you have to born in the States?

Here in Ohio, your allowed to open carry without a permit, but you need a permit to carry concealed.

As for immigrants, I would think they'd have to be here awhile, before allowing them to own weapons. But I really don't know for sure

Originally Posted by outback

Here in Ohio, your allowed to open carry without a permit, but you need a permit to carry concealed.

As for immigrants, I would think they'd have to be here awhile, before allowing them to own weapons. But I really don't know for sure

Just for your info:


Ohio Concealed Carry License Information
Requirements:


An applicant must:

Be at least 21 years old;
Be an Ohio resident for at least 45 days and a resident of the county in which you are applying, or the adjacent county, for at least 30 days;
Be employed in Ohio If you live in another state;
Be legally living in the United States;
If not a U.S. citizen, must not have been admitted to the United States under a non-immigrant visa, as defined in the "Immigration and Nationality Act," 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(26);
Certify that the applicant has not renounced the applicant's United States citizenship, if applicable;
Have completed an approved firearms training class (training is waived for active duty military and retired and honorably discharged veterans with proof of military firearms experience);
Certify that you have read the firearms safety pamphlet prepared by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission;
Not be a fugitive from justice;
Not have had a suspended concealed carry license from Ohio or another state;
Not be under indictment for or otherwise charged with:
a felony;
An offense under ORC Chapters 2925, 3719, or 4729 that involves the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of abuse;
A misdemeanor offense of violence; or
A violation of ORC Sections 2903.14 or 2923.1211.
Not have been convicted of or pleaded guilty to a felony or an offense under ORC Chapters 2925, 3719, or 4729 that involves the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of abuse;
Not have been adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a felony or would be an offense under ORC Chapters 2925, 3719, or 4729 that involves the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, or distribution of or trafficking in a drug of abuse;
Not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for:
Committing a violation of ORC Section 2903.13 when the victim of the violation is a peace officer; or
Committing any other offense that is not previously described that is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year.
Not have been within 3 years of the date of the application:
Convicted of, or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense of violence other than a misdemeanor violation of ORC Section 2921.33 or a violation of ORC Section 2903.13 when the victim of the violation is a peace officer;
Convicted of, or pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor violation of ORC Section 2923.1211;
Adjudicated a delinquent child for committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor offense of violence other than a misdemeanor violation of ORC Section 2921.33; or
A violation of ORC Section 2903.13 when the victim of the violation is a peace officer or for committing an act that if committed by an adult would be a misdemeanor violation of ORC Section 2923.1211.
Not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing two or more violations of ORC Sections 2903.13 or 2903.14 within 5 years of the date of the application;
Not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of ORC Section 2921.33 within 10 years of the date of the application;
Not have been adjudicated as a mental defective, committed to any mental institution, under adjudication of mental incompetence, been found by a court to be a mentally ill person subject to court order, and is not an involuntary patient other than one who is a patient only for purposes of observation (as used in this division, "mentally ill person subject to court order" and "patient" have the same meanings as in ORC Section 5122.01);
Not currently subject to a civil protection order, a temporary protection order, or a protection order issued by a court of another state;
Not be an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance as defined in 21 U.S.C. 802;
Not have been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions;
Not have been convicted of, pleaded guilty to, or adjudicated a delinquent child for committing a violation of ORC Section 2919.25 or a similar violation in another state; and
Meet federal law requirements.

Note: Active duty military with a valid military identification card and documentation of successful firearms training that meets or exceeds that required in Ohio do not need to obtain an Ohio license. They may also transport a loaded firearm in a vessel under the same circumstances as a concealed carry License holder.

*Consult with an attorney if you have any questions about your eligibility. If you don’t have an attorney, you can find one by contacting the State Bar of Ohio.

Obviously I live in Canada not the States but the rules are interesting.

If I ever moved to south of 60 and stayed as at least a legal permanent resident of Ohio I could get myself some iron

Here in N.M you can carry unconcealed. For concealed you need a permit and have to take a class.

The interesting thing is the definition of concealed is not so obvious. Wearing a weapon in a holster on the outside of your pants even if covered by a jacket is not concealed. An in the pants holster is always concealed even if it is in plain sight.

Sometimes it's a judgement call by law enforcement or a judge.

Originally Posted by outback

I actually sold two, and traded another for a rifle, before the pic was taken.

YOU SOLD A GUN! The horror, the horror....