Penal Code 26350

[vanhahner444@hotmail.com]

From what I understand you can legally open carry if you have a valid CCW permit in a county with a population under 200,000 (Humboldt County,El Dorado County,Imperial County,Shasta County,Napa County and about 20 other county's in the state.)

" People who possess California permits to carry "a firearm capable of being concealed on the person" are exempt from prosecution under Penal Code 26350."

Correct me if I'm wrong!

[CSACANNONEER]

From what I understand you can legally open carry if you have a valid CCW permit in a county with a population under 200,000 (Humboldt County,El Dorado County,Imperial County,Shasta County,Napa County and about 20 other county's in the state.)

" People who possess California permits to carry "a firearm capable of being concealed on the person" are exempt from prosecution under Penal Code 26350."

Correct me if I'm wrong!

I sure don't see anything in PC 26350 or it's exemptions which support your claim. In fact, your belief is just plain incorrect. I believe that the basis for your thinking is found in PC 26150 but, it requires an open carry license from that county and is only valid in that particular county.

Where the population of the county is less than 200,000 persons according to the most recent federal decennial census, a license to carry loaded and exposed in only that county a pistol, revolver, or other firearm capable of being concealed upon the person.
(c) (1) Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the sheriff of the county from entering into an agreement with the chief or other head of a municipal police department of a city to process all applications for licenses, renewals of licenses, or amendments to licenses pursuant to this chapter, in lieu of the sheriff.
(2) This subdivision shall only apply to applicants who reside within the city in which the chief or other head of the municipal police department has agreed to process applications for licenses, renewals of licenses, and amendments to licenses, pursuant to this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 785, Sec. 2. (AB 1134) Effective January 1, 2016.)

I sure hope that your CCW Instructor didn't teach you that and, you didn't ask him/her about it without being corrected.

[CSACANNONEER]

From what I understand you can legally open carry if you have a valid CCW permit in a county with a population under 200,000 (Humboldt County,El Dorado County,Imperial County,Shasta County,Napa County and about 20 other county's in the state.)

" People who possess California permits to carry "a firearm capable of being concealed on the person" are exempt from prosecution under Penal Code 26350."

Correct me if I'm wrong!

BTW, here is the PC you cited in it's entirety. I can't find anything remotely similar to the exception you quoted. Can you show me where it is?

[Librarian]

And if a person did have a 26150(b)(2) license, that person would indeed be exempt from prosecution under both 26350 (unloaded in public) and 25850 (loaded in public, the more likely condition).

But 26150(b)(1) licenses do not allow open carry in places where that might be prohibited without a license.

[Dvrjon]

From what I understand you can legally open carry if you have a valid CCW permit in a county with a population under 200,000 (Humboldt County,El Dorado County,Imperial County,Shasta County,Napa County and about 20 other county's in the state.)

" People who possess California permits to carry "a firearm capable of being concealed on the person" are exempt from prosecution under Penal Code 26350."

Correct me if I'm wrong!

What is the source of the line you quoted, please?

[P5Ret]

What is the source of the line you quoted, please?

I'm curious also. I don't think I have ever seen any exemption in any code that starts out "People who". They tend to be either a person or person's who.

[vanhahner444@hotmail.com]

I believe that the basis for your thinking is found in PC 26150 but, it requires an open carry license from that county and is only valid in that particular county.

Yes, you are correct and my bad!

When I was reading from the web site below I was confusing 'open carry permit' with a CCW permit.

http://www.opencarry.org/florida/california/