Fella's;
I was in the local Barnes & Noble the other day. While there, I observed a young man, high & tight, white T-shirt & jeans, sitting on a bench in the magazine section, reading, with a Glock openly carried on his hip.
I was carrying myself, but not openly. Since he was behaving normally I didn't involve myself with him in any way. Did keep a weather eye out for him though. Yesterday, I called the sheriff's office, which is a recorded line, & talked with a deputy. I asked him about the situation, as I was under the opinion that open carry was not legal for civilians in the city.
I was told that in Montana, open carry is legal for anyone who has a concealed weapon permit, except in the usual places, ie. where alchohol is served, banks, & schools.
Of course, open carry is legal statewide except in the National Parks, and in populated areas that have passed ordinances against it. But the state carry law apparantly negates the local law. I would have thought the intent of the law was to prevent hassle in case of an inadvertant flash. I would never have thought someone's allowed to walk down main street packin'. And I've been carrying here for years.
Gotta say though, there was no 'stir' or any other indication that people were upset in Barnes & Noble. It was populated also, this was on a busy afternoon, not some weird hour of the day.
Comments?
900F
I was in the local Barnes & Noble the other day. While there, I observed a young man, high & tight, white T-shirt & jeans, sitting on a bench in the magazine section, reading, with a Glock openly carried on his hip.
I was carrying myself, but not openly. Since he was behaving normally I didn't involve myself with him in any way. Did keep a weather eye out for him though. Yesterday, I called the sheriff's office, which is a recorded line, & talked with a deputy. I asked him about the situation, as I was under the opinion that open carry was not legal for civilians in the city.
I was told that in Montana, open carry is legal for anyone who has a concealed weapon permit, except in the usual places, ie. where alchohol is served, banks, & schools.
Of course, open carry is legal statewide except in the National Parks, and in populated areas that have passed ordinances against it. But the state carry law apparantly negates the local law. I would have thought the intent of the law was to prevent hassle in case of an inadvertant flash. I would never have thought someone's allowed to walk down main street packin'. And I've been carrying here for years.
Gotta say though, there was no 'stir' or any other indication that people were upset in Barnes & Noble. It was populated also, this was on a busy afternoon, not some weird hour of the day.
Comments?
900F