Open Carry in San Francisco. San Francisco????

Apparently, it's legal to carry a handgun openly in California provided it's not loaded. Now that had to have been a late night legislative compromise.

So some San Francisco residents are exercising their rights. Source: csmonitor.com. Excerpt:

"I looked into concealed carry permits, but unless you’re well-connected it’s impossible to obtain,” says Mr. LaTour. However, he says, “I personally prefer open carry because of the visual deterrent."

They are part of a group of people called Bay Area Open Carry Movement.

People have many diverse reasons for carrying a firearm. "Personal protection" and "exercising a right" are the two main reasons you are likely to be given if you ask a "UOC'er" their reason.

All are welcome here. Please look around, follow links, do your own research, then ask yourself if UOC is right for you. If not, you can always say "to each their own" and sleep soundly knowing that there are other lawful individuals out there who will be looking out for themselves and their neighbors.

Yeah, now there's a neighborhood watch. As their website says, "Carry on!"

Comments

[Eric]

I don't get it. What's the difference between UOC and carrying a hammer? The hammer would actually be more effective in a self-defense situation. What am I missing?

I also wonder how often UOCers are stopped by law enforcement to confirm their weapons are unloaded. My guess is "quite often."

Perhaps this falls into the "the longest journey begins with a small step" category.

[Geo]

Yeah, that is weird, Eric. But California residents, and especially San Francisco residents, have probably developed a high degree of adaptability to awful laws.

Reminds me of a story a fellow told me. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP in Germany and carried a sidearm with a loaded magazine. But the rules prohibited a bullet in the chamber, so he developed a technique whereby he could keep a bullet in the chamber and still pass impromptu inspections. It took some practice, but he could remove the gun from the holster, eject the magazine, and rack the slide against the holster to remove the bullet from the chamber. The bullet would fall to the floor, but it happened so fast that as far as anyone knew, it came out of the magazine.

The folks at the BAOC site say it only takes two seconds to load the handgun, and they prove it with a couple of video links.
http://www.baoc.us/Practice_UOC_.html

And I think you are probably right about the LEO checks.

[Mary Johnson]

Very informative article!

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