DA>SG> As I understand it, it's also legal in Virginia. Beyond that, I
DA>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, bordering
DA>DC), you'll find yourself surrounded by a bunch of cops who will take
DA>your gun and charge you with something - the charge doesn't really
DA>matter. After a long expensive period of legal tangles, the charges will
DA>probably be dropped, but you'll probably not be able to get your gun
DA>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.
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Per the County Sheriff, the charge will be "Disturbing the
Peace". And as you have said, that kind of trouble gets
expensive fast. :-( Ernie P.
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