-=> Quoting Dan Arico to Steve Gunhouse on 06-19-96  11:03 <=-
 Re: Dusters?
 SG> As I understand it, it's also legal in Virginia. Beyond that, I
 SG> can't say.
 DA> Open carry is legal in Virginia..... but
 DA> If you try this in Fairfax County (northern part of the state,
 DA> bordering  DC), you'll find yourself surrounded by a bunch of cops who
 DA> will take  your gun and charge you with something - the charge doesn't
 DA> really  matter. After a long expensive period of legal tangles, the
 DA> charges will  probably be dropped, but you'll probably not be able to
 DA> get your gun  back.
 DA> Is this legal? Nope. Can they get away with it? *I* don't have enough
 DA> money to conduct a legal war with Fairfax County.
That's pretty much the story I've heard from your compatriots like Paul
and Ernie.
Much like what I say about longarms here. There's no law against walking
around downtown with a shotgun or rifle on your shoulder here, but I
wouldn't try it. I'm sure the police could think of something to charge
you with; there are several laws whose descriptions are sufficiently
vague that they might even convince a D.A. to prosecute on that charge.
Steve
... Gun nut??  Not me!  I'm just a firearms enthusiast!
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