CCW violation

[B Strong]

How is that fair? I remember getting a curfew ticket (yes I live in a un-american city, and used to be a 16 year old kid) and it was for like $75 and turned out to be $300, I was just dumbstruck how a $75 fine will cost you $300, why not just call it what it is, a $300 dollar fine and they make you pay $300

Oh, it's a $75.00 fine all right, it's the other added "costs" that they include to fund their various other concerns.

[Anothercoilgun]

Statutes are one thing. A hot shot attorney is another.

[Hopi]

If you can't pass a visual inspection by an LEO looking for suspicious behavior you shouldn't be doing ANYTHING illegal .

QFT.

[MP301]

Lets not forget that if the handgun is not registered to you, your gonna get booked on a F-E-L-O-N-Y!

[joepamjohn]

Unloaded open carry is legal in California except when inside of rights-free schools zones, or other areas where firearms are prohibited.

Not well-advised... but legal.

The way open carry is being pushed by a lot of these groups, there will soon be no reason to carry since all businesses and public places will prohibit on their premises.

I realize this a hot topic and there are many passionate folks who believe that open carry is the ultimate way to excercize your 2A rights, but 25 guys walking into a Peet's coffee in San Ramon on a Saturday morning filled with soccer moms and kids right before soccer games all packing, is not going to shed any positive press for gun ownership as far as I am concerned.

Frankly, if I was there with my family, I would be concerned too. It can be difficult to make a judgement on ones intentions when they have guns on them. Many gun owners lack some real common sense in my opinion.