Open carry with a round chambered

[motoman129]

My friend and I had a debate today about open carry with a round in the chamber in a semi-auto hand gun to which I said is legal but he said no it is not. My argument was what's the difference in having a revolver at capacity and a semi-auto at capacity, the revolver will always have a round chambered so why can't I have one chambered in my semi-auto. He stopped debating.

So my question to anyone who knows the Louisiana law is am I correct or is he?

 

[Leadfoot]

There is no difference.

He's wrong.

 

[kcinnick]

Why would you carry an unloaded gun?

 

[LSUSMC]

He wrong

 

[JNieman]

He's full of it.

And no, before anyone asks, there is nothing to link or cite to prove it, because no law exists irt to loaded guns in Louisiana carry laws. Ask him to prove it.

Tell him he's feel free to browse through the LSP CHP site and relevant information linked on the page, and try to find it: http://www.lsp.org/handguns.html

 

[motoman129]

That's what I thought and couldn't find any laws to the contrary. Thanks for your responses. I'll be sure to show him this thread tomorrow.

 

[motoman129]

Why would you carry an unloaded gun?

I don't, It's like having a car without gas, it's useless.

 

[Rebeldave]

well unloaded guns make poor clubs

 

[Bulldawg]

Courtesy Chamber
It's common knowledge the "bad guy" waits for you to chamber a round.

 

[charlie12]

I hope your friend doesn't carry a gun, tell him to join BS and learn.

 

[Bradb4178]

The law doesnt say anything about a round in the chamber. Like you said a revolver will always have a round in the chamber and revolvers are legal to open carry so it pertains to both.

 

[JNieman]

There's no law about Open Carry that I've seen.

 

[aroundlsu]

He might have heard that about California. Used to be you could open carry unloaded firearms there. They fixed that loophole last year so now you can't open carry anything.

 

[charlie12]

Of course it depends on what LEO your run up on too. When one of my friends got his CHP he was telling a guy he knew about it. The guy worked for a small PD in East Feliciana Parish and the guy told him he could carry it in his car but not with the magazine in it.

 

[Sugarbug]

This is how I carry and you'd be a lunatic not to carry the same way.

 

[Armnhammer]

He might have heard that about California. Used to be you could open carry unloaded firearms there. They fixed that loophole last year so now you can't open carry anything.

I see what you did there


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[zbaw]

That video was great!

 

[Leadfoot]

He might have heard that about California. Used to be you could open carry unloaded firearms there. They fixed that loophole last year so now you can't open carry anything.

You can open carry one of these in Kalifornia, but only if you look FABULOUS.

 

[sportsbud]

Whenever its in a holster on me there is one in the chamber... but when I get home and it comes off of me , I take it out of the chamber... the risk of grabbing it the wrong way in the dark and pulling the trigger is to me greater then the, extra time required to chamber one... but when on me, or in the car, there is one in the chamber!

 

[JNieman]

Whenever its in a holster on me there is one in the chamber... but when I get home and it comes off of me , I take it out of the chamber... the risk of grabbing it the wrong way in the dark and pulling the trigger is to me greater then the, extra time required to chamber one... but when on me, or in the car, there is one in the chamber!

Keep an eye on that round you keep chambering and re-chambering. Bullet setback can occur, apparently.