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