AR-15 carry in public

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Carrying a long gun, loaded, in public, is 100% legal. Jut stay away from schools, courthouses, federal buildings...

 

[thatgtrguy]

The thing about having is strapped to your back the way the guy in Utah did that concerns me is that anyone can walk up behind him and take control of the weapon.

Bad juju IMO.

 

[JAFO]

Never heard the "two actions" rule... any definition on what those are?
Like 1) remove mag from pocket 2) insert mag??
What is loaded?
Just interested.. love the variations from state to state.

 

[RoyalTenenbaum]

Don't do it.

 

[cobber]

I hear you.... Just want to know what I can and cant do.. and also can it be loaded.. Is there any laws on this

If you're this unsure of the law and your rights, you may wish to defer open carry of long guns until you can at least discuss the matter with responding officers.

 

[echoagain]

To my knowledge, it would be perfectly legal for me to walk around downtown Indy carrying an AR, but I wouldn't be doing myself, or the gun community any favors by doing so. The fact is, a lot of people who may not be gun enthusiasts are at least sympathetic to our 2nd amendment rights. Unfortunately, some of the 'in your face' open carrying that people engage in are a real turn-off to people who would otherwise be on our side.

 

[infiremedic07]

OH please do not turn this into a OC vs CC thread! Please I beg you!

 

[TheUziButton]

There was lots of AR-15 carrying in public last weekend...

More pictures here...
https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/the_legislation_of_the_2nd_amendment/263564-at_the_gun_appreciation_day_indy_statehouse-17.html

 

[Loc n load]

Long guns - open carry

Yes you can.....but understand that citizens are going to call the police....with current events understandably so.......and the police will respond....in response to calls from citizens .....and it will be a "man (or woman) with a gun" call...which is something nobody really likes to respond to( and they probably won't come alone).....by doing this you are pulling several units off their patrol for no reason - probably making them run signal 10 which endangers folks, for no other reason than you are exercising your right to make bad decisions. And you are NOT doing legal gun owners any good, by "demonstrating" your legal right when you do this.

 

[Hwseeker]

Having the ability does not necessarily mean that you should. I would not push the envelope, especially right now.

Remember, if that voice in the back of your head says, "Man, I wouldn't do that if I were you"....Don't!

You may be bright, but the public is not always so.

Case in point....some on duty plain clothes detectives at a Denny's in Kentucky were recently told to leave the restaurant by a manager because a customer was "afraid" and complained to the management.

 

[Sylvain]

Yes you can.....but understand that citizens are going to call the police....with current events understandably so.......and the police will respond....in response to calls from citizens .....and it will be a "man (or woman) with a gun" call...which is something nobody really likes to respond to( and they probably won't come alone).....by doing this you are pulling several units off their patrol for no reason - probably making them run signal 10 which endangers folks, for no other reason than you are exercising your right to make bad decisions. And you NOT doing legal gun owners any good, by "demonstrating" your legal right when you do this.

The people calling the police are the ones who call the police for no reason because they are uneducated when it comes to gun laws.

 

[msr]

When rights aren't exercised, they go from normal to abnormal, abnormal to strange, strange to taboo, taboo to unaccepted, unaccepted to outlawed. I'd say we're in the unaccepted stage, but what's it going to take to change that? The more people that OC a rifle and engage their citizens in the conversations that can be produced because of it, the more the trend line starts moving back in the normal direction. That doesn't mean to do it flippantly or without discretion, but I'm all for it.

 

[Loc n load]

Uneducated

People packing around AR's is not the "norm" in our society.....citizen's are going to see some "loon with a gun" and call the police.....the Responding officer's are not going to be amused or open to being "educated" by you when you start extolling your legal rights.....people need to use some common sense, instead of making problems for everybody concerned, that is totally unnecessary... I am not going to debate this....if you feel the need, strap your AR on and take off down the street and let us know how it shakes out for you. Film at 6 o'clock.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

When rights aren't exercised, they go from normal to abnormal, abnormal to strange, strange to taboo, taboo to unaccepted, unaccepted to outlawed. I'd say we're in the unaccepted stage, but what's it going to take to change that? The more people that OC a rifle and engage their citizens in the conversations that can be produced because of it, the more the trend line starts moving back in the normal direction. That doesn't mean to do it flippantly or without discretion, but I'm all for it.

So, the best way to try and get gay marriage accepted would be for two guys to routinely kiss in public, right? That way the people who are against it would engage them in a conversation about their public display of affection and be converted to their cause. Seeing gay kissing all over town would make it normal, and soon they'd get the legislation they want.

...right?

Again, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. If you want to, knock yourself out, but you aren't doing the gun community in favors and be prepared for negative attention.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I agree this is BS.

5 posts, 20 words. You know you can just become a site support if you want to use the classifieds, right?

 

[Bunnykid68]

People packing around AR's is not the "norm" in our society.....citizen's are going to see some "loon with a gun" and call the police.....the Responding officer's are not going to be amused or open to being "educated" by you when you start extolling your legal rights.....people need to use some common sense, instead of making problems for everybody concerned, that is totally unnecessary... I am not going to debate this....if you feel the need, strap your AR on and take off down the street and let us know how it shakes out for you. Film at 6 o'clock.

The police should already know the laws they wish to enforce
call me crazy

 

[drillsgt]

5 posts, 20 words. You know you can just become a site support if you want to use the classifieds, right?

Someone didn't read the recent post Fenway put out about being a little more patient.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Someone didn't read the recent post Fenway put out about being a little more patient.

It's just so hard to do. This big influx is testing me. So far so good but I dunno...

 

[browning84]

i see gay people kissing and holding hands often.. and they gay marriage thing is becoming popular so... i think it works.. and I do believe that people seeing a guy with a gun shouldnt be such a bad thing, and call the cops. Put me on the Ch 6 news and when they ask me why im carrying a loaded AR, I will tell them because the state of indiana has so far taken 6 months to get me my LTCH. They say its do to the influx of applications since the election.. I do believe i sent mine in well before the election. anyway....

 

[msr]

So, the best way to try and get gay marriage accepted would be for two guys to routinely kiss in public, right? That way the people who are against it would engage them in a conversation about their public display of affection and be converted to their cause. Seeing gay kissing all over town would make it normal, and soon they'd get the legislation they want.

...right?

Again, just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. If you want to, knock yourself out, but you aren't doing the gun community in favors and be prepared for negative attention.

It depends on your moral viewpoint, because homosexuality (to me) is a moral argument, whereas open carrying of long rifles is not. Someone else might claim that open carry is a moral argument but IMO that's a pretty big stretch. And as far as that goes, we've seen the last 50 years produce the inverse effect (of my original statement) as homosexuality in our culture has gone from unaccepted to just about normal now. I understand what you're saying as far as the whole "just because it is legal doesn't make it a good idea", believe me I do, but on the issue of open carry I don't think it is a bad idea. There is a YouTuber that goes by the name MarkedGuardian who open carries his AR all over Oregon. He documents his OC walks and his police interactions as well as interactions with people who ask him about his AR. He's done it so much now that the police know about him and many of them know him by name. I don't believe everyone should just strap on their EBG and start strolling through town decked out in Tacticool gear, but I do think it can be done in a way that is helpful in getting the message of responsible gun ownership out.

TL : DR - Just because it is legal, doesn't make it a good idea... but it doesn't necessarily make it a bad one either.