Armed4Life
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I made this observation after comparing the weapons laws of several gun friendly states that I would be driving through on a cross country trek. Whereas, with most OC states, open carry is legal because there is no prohibition against it (i.e. the law may only mention concealed carry); in AZ, the law prohibits any carrying of a deadly weapon without a permit, and open carry is legal because of an exception in the statute for a weapon in a belt holster. Does this make AZ open carry weaker than other states. By that I mean, would it be easier for a state to strike an exception from a statute (in the case of AZ) to make OC illegal w/o a permit versus adding a prohibition against it (VA for example). Opinions?
I made this observation after comparing the weapons laws of several gun friendly states that I would be driving through on a cross country trek. Whereas, with most OC states, open carry is legal because there is no prohibition against it (i.e. the law may only mention concealed carry); in AZ, the law prohibits any carrying of a deadly weapon without a permit, and open carry is legal because of an exception in the statute for a weapon in a belt holster. Does this make AZ open carry weaker than other states. By that I mean, would it be easier for a state to strike an exception from a statute (in the case of AZ) to make OC illegal w/o a permit versus adding a prohibition against it (VA for example). Opinions?