What state are you in?  NM?
  In Texas (&, I think, most other states) it's illegal to carry a handgun
concealed or otherwise!

Bob





At 11:14 AM 2/22/00 -0500, you wrote:
>There's nothing illegal about carrying a weapon in full view.  You're likely
>to get stopped by the police every 10 steps or so, and possibly charged with
>"inciting panic", but nothing technically illegal about carrying a visible
>weapon in a public place, unless it's expressly prohibited by local
>ordinance.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Magenta Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>Sent: Monday, February 21, 2000 12:47 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Guns (Was north/south/ guns)
>
>
>maybe one of you men can explain something... why don't they allow you to
>carry weapons where they are visible?  i hate guns, but i have always
>wondered if concealed guns was a good idea.
>
>mag