Virginia Gun Owners Forum - VGOF

GREAT find, wally. There is some very specific language in there: The purpose of the concealed weapons statute is "to interdict the practice of carrying a deadly weapon about the person, concealed, and yet so accessible as to afford prompt and immediate use." Schaaf, 220 Va. at 430, 258 S....

wally626 wrote:A gun in a case is a concealed weapon.

Supposedly the supreme court disagrees. I'm looking for that decision. But outside of that decision and with how the law reads, I tend to believe that your interpretation would hold up in court.

What, specifically, do you want to do? I want to know the law ;) But I'll give you a great example; carrying a rifle case with a rifle in it (loaded or unloaded) in public. Perhaps walking to your car to transport it to your friend's place to do some gunsmithing. This could be deemed "on or ab...

newdovo wrote:One thing of note is that document is from 2005, and the law has been revised since then.

Indeed, the "container law" is great, but the definition of "concealed" outside of a car is still governed by the above Supreme Court decision which is eluding me.

sorry to open this old thread up but hoped that someone could help me with this; I see this quote from the VA State Police regarding a supreme court decision on how an Overt Act is required to delineate between Concealed Carry and simple transport. That text can be found in this PDF http://www.vsp.s...

In fact, I can't seem to find explicit provision that allows a CHP holder to carry a concealed handgun or exempts the CHP holder from the law the prohibits a concealed weapon carry. I think you're absolutely right. I specifically remember CHP holders being on the exempt list when I read the law a w...