Open Carry aims to make it possible for Americans in every state to legally carry loaded guns in public. In CA, Open Carry advocates rely on a section in the California Penal Code that prohibits concealed weapons. It states that "guns carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed." It is legal to do so as long as the group or individual is 1,000 feet away from a K-12 school.
The Bay Area Chapter has been organizing meet-ups to socialize and a sort of 'show of force'.
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LAW:
The California Penal Code makes it a crime to carry a concealed weapon without a county-issued license, but it also says that firearms "carried openly in belt holsters are not concealed." In most cases, though, it is a crime to carry a loaded gun in a public place. Unloaded firearms may not be carried at government meetings that are public. A person may have ammunition in a pocket away from the gun, and may even carry a speed loader, but carrying both ammunition and a gun is a crime if the two have direct contact. A law enforcement officer who sees someone openly carrying a gun may stop that person to make sure the weapon is unloaded. Violent felons and most of those on parole or probation may not possess firearms in any circumstance.
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