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So lately I have been open carrying when I am at home. I have gotten real comfortable with having my side arm on all the time now. I do have a quick question tho. I know I can open or conceal carry while both inside my house and in my fully gated backyard but can not carry in my front yard since there is no gate or fence around the front of my house. I love to work in my garage and during the winter months I have the garage door closed but now that it is hot as heck in the Inland Empire I would like to open my big garage door that faces the street BUT if I do there is no barrier between me and the public domain. Could I be arrested for carrying in my garage with the door open? Also is there a law that states I am not allowed to have my holster on when I go to the store with NO firearm in it? This is for those times I need to leave the house to get parts or lunch.
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I don't see a problem with open carrying while you're in your garage nor having an empty holster while you're shopping. You might get some weird looks from people, but that's their problem.sigpic -
Why would you openly want to do something that would call attention to yourself?
Unless you know your neighbors well enough that they would not freak out at the sign of a gun . . . . . If one of them should call the police on a "man with a gun" call you know as well as I do what is going to happen.
I am not familiar with your home location nor if you are located in a rural or urban setting.
This is California after all . . . .
Common Sense is your most logical solution to your question.Comment
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My neighbors would freak the F out if they saw me armed in my garage. Prius's with Bernie stickers as far as the eye can see...Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.'
― Isaac Asimov
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Well I do live in the city of Riverside (not a rural) area. I am not asking if neighbors would freak out. I get the no need to advertise or calling attention to my self. I do try to always have one of my big shirts on that usually covers the side arm but there are times I dont. I dont have a concealed carry holster so it is on my side in the open but for the most part under a shirt. I am asking about the legally is it good to go to have the garage door open. No I dont know most of my neighbors."The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." - George Washington
"From the deadly sword deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful." - Psalms 144:11
"I haven't seen my morals in a LONG time! When I threw out stupid morals I felt that it allowed me to really love people and look past perceived flaws and downfalls" - FremontJamesComment
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I was told that you may open carry until you arrive at the "public" sidewalk or street at the end of your property line. But why would you want to expose yourself? A CCW is both a priviledge and the best way for you to carry and feel comfortable.Comment
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I know the law on this^^^^ you can only carry open or concealed on your property without a permit as long as the your property where you are carrying is either fenced off or walled off from the public. There has to be some type of barrier between you and the public so that stupid people know exactly where your property is and do not pass into it mistakenly. Since I have neither a wall or a fence in the front of my house I do not go in the front yard."The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." - George Washington
"From the deadly sword deliver me; rescue me from the hands of foreigners whose mouths are full of lies, whose right hands are deceitful." - Psalms 144:11
"I haven't seen my morals in a LONG time! When I threw out stupid morals I felt that it allowed me to really love people and look past perceived flaws and downfalls" - FremontJamesComment
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).Comment
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"If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun." - Dalai Lama (Seattle Times, 05-15-2001).Comment
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Originally posted by tony270Originally posted by repubconservOriginally posted by el chivoXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXOriginally posted by pjsig
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Why would u advertise? You may get unwanted attention and even your house broken intoComment
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Granted I have my CCW, but I know for a fact my gun has revealed itself countless times while working in the front yard and nobody has seemed to care in my 3 years at this house. My neighbor open carries his Glock 21 all the time in his garage, nobody cares... he does have a knee high fence across the threshhold of his garage to keep his dog in... maybe try that to stay within the letter of the law when the door is open...Comment
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