a few weeks ago I was arrested while carring.

[Palladin]

Maybe he ate something with the mushrooms and his memory is "cloudy".

http://www.city-data.com/va-restaurants ... ntern.html

Prolly not the cleanest place to eat or imbibe.

Folks who live on the Penisula might chime in here - when I lived in Hampton Roads many years ago, Buckroe was not a place to take family or a date. If that is still true one wonders why go solo into a bar while carrying?

Whar is Penisula?!

[thekinetic]

welcome

[gunderwood]

I have strong opinions on this matter. I assume, since you've retained Ron Smith, that you're in Fairfax. I don't have anything to say about that decision, other than to observe that Smith is a decent and well-meaning guy; and he does have a sense of justice. Others have told you to keep your big mouth shut, and that's good advice ("KYBMS").

But I would strongly argue that you should not accept a plea agreement, and that you should plead not-guilty and go to trial. Make sure Smith knows that's your intention long before the trial date, so that he'll have time to adequately prepare for trial. And do not buckle under to the pressure to accept a plea agreement (and there will be pressure, you'll have a limited amount of time in which to make a decision, and your options will probably not be made clear to you at the time). If, by some mystery, you should be found guilty at trial in the GDC, note your appeal immediately in writing in the clerk's office, and be prepared to post a bond to have your case transferred to the Circuit Court.

Feel free to call me if you like. 540 347 2430.

+1

Shut up and go to trial. Don't take the plea bargain.

[gunderwood]

This isn’t going to be nice and I’m not going to apologize for that.

You’re an IDIOT and you deserve to get what’s coming…asshats like you make all of us look bad. Yes it’s technically legal to drink while open carrying, but who in their right mind would do that. There is nothing you can say to justify drinking and carrying…NOTHING. If you aren’t responsible enough to carry then you don’t deserve to even be able to have a gun.

LEOs and Attorney Generals do it all the time in VA...concealed too! Simpleminded and static rules, such as your comments, are the antithesis of taking responsibility. As such, I can only infer that you too can not responsibly carry a firearm.

You can not be drunk and carry legally, but there should be no issue with someone responsibly carrying and having a drink with dinner...just as there is nothing wrong with someone having a drink with dinner and driving home. Static rules are for children who can't understand the potential consequences of their actions and thus have a hard time taking responsibility for them.