To carry or Not to carry

[nice shot]

I'm I the only one that has that unsafe feeling. After what happened last week in San Bernadino. The government wants to have more gun control. I live in LA cant get a CCW. I can't legally carry a firearm, our hands our tied. So my question to all...do I risk carrying without having a CCW to make myself feel at piece, so I can defend myself, family, if needed.

[Mayor McRifle]

So my question to all...do I risk carrying without having a CCW to make myself feel at piece, so I can defend myself, family, if needed.

That's a personal decision that you're going to have to make for yourself.

[Chapped Hide]

Only you can weigh the risk/reward.

[M&PMarine]

Move to a different County where you CAN get a CCW and commute!! I know that may be more difficult but it would solve the issue that you are having.

OK yeah I was the one who said what everyone else was thinking!!

[BoJackUSMC]

If you gonna do it. ...don't say it in this thread. ...
Up to you sir...just know what can happen when you do get caught

[glockman19]

You can always get an Allen zipper locking case and carry unloaded.

[Scratch705]

You can always get an Allen zipper locking case and carry unloaded.

yep, there is always the option of LUCC.

locked container with a loaded magazine outside of the gun, on your person is totally legal.

that is how i do it everyday as i too also live in LA county and i work for a jewelry business so i'm at even higher risk.

i can easily open the lock and load within 30 seconds.

and i don't have to carry a sub-compact. with this i get to carry my full sized pistol with 3 magazines but still have the container no bigger than your typical clipboard that slips into my backpack or messenger bag that i carry with me as much as i can.

[cannon]

No one likes a long commute but there are surrounding counties that issue.

For myself, violating the law on CC is not worth the penalties and long term repercussions.

[Ronanld]

I wouldn't carry without a permit. Counties that don't allow carry will come down on you big time if caught. Then you will likely never get a permit in any other county with that on your record. I finally retired after living in a liberal county and moving to a shall issue one. Now, I don't leave home without carrying one of the three on my permit.

[wl518]

Protect yourself. Your call. Just remember that any tool is useless if you don't have the mindset to follow through and act. This goes beyond carrying or not.

[Librarian]

LUCC no longer works.

It was OK when it was still legal to open carry unloaded - concealing the handgun in the case and going where UOC was legal just wasn't very different.

But the law changed; UOC is illegal in incorporated areas. If you are transporting out of your vehicle, you need to adhere to 'destination requirements'. See the Penal Code, starting at 25505. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fa...r=2.&article=3.

A current thread points out the penalties for carrying without CCW.

[Sleighter]

Unless you're involved in activities and crimes that put you at risk, I would say that statistically you are unlikely to need a ccw. You are much more likely to get in trouble for carrying without a permit.

All that said, whether or not we commit a crime is a choice that each of us makes every day when we wake up. Just realize that you'll no longer be in the category of a "law abiding gun owner" if you carry without a license.

[Scratch705]

LUCC no longer works.

It was OK when it was still legal to open carry unloaded - concealing the handgun in the case and going where UOC was legal just wasn't very different.

But the law changed; UOC is illegal in incorporated areas. If you are transporting out of your vehicle, you need to adhere to 'destination requirements'. See the Penal Code, starting at 25505. http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/fa...r=2.&article=3.

A current thread points out the penalties for carrying without CCW.

what constitute a gun club? cause i shoot regularly with a co-worker, and we have talked before about just making a club between ourselves and any other co-workers. and we do meet every lunch to talk about guns, weekend range plans, etc.

thus would this apply to us:

Section 25400 does not apply to, or affect, the possession of a firearm in a locked container by a member of any club or organization, organized for the purpose of lawfully collecting and lawfully displaying pistols, revolvers, or other firearms, while the member is at a meeting of the club or organization or while going directly to, and coming directly from, a meeting of the club or organization.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 711, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2011. Operative January 1, 2012, by Sec. 10 of Ch. 711.)

[Jimi Jah]

What if you have no "vehicle"? What if you walk? Walking with an unloaded gun in a locked case?

This law discriminates against walkers and those that cannot afford a personnal vehicle. What about taking the bus?

[Doheny]

To carry or Not to carry

Lots of threads on this lately. One thing to think about is the legal considerations. Those are addressed in this thread, from a few days ago:

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=1138835