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jmra wrote:I think the law may have been written in this manner to prevent the possibility of the issues that I have read about in other states. It seems like a while back I read about one state that the state supreme court ruled that the way the law defined concealed the gun only needed to be partially covered. So a gun in a holster worn on the hip where the holster and gun handle were exposed was still considered concealed. Of course this was not the intent of the law as passed.

I have my FIL's WWII Army issue 1911 and holster. The holster has a flap that completely conceals the 1911. If I were to wear this setup no part of the weapon would be visible but I think that most reasonable people would assume that I was indeed armed. I think the objective was to prevent this type of controversy.

That's an interesting cell phone pouch you have there. Or do you carry a personal organizer in there? Perhaps one of the new-fangled cellphone/pad computer hybrids?

Openly: completely free from concealment : exposed to general view or knowledge.

Discernible: perceptible by the senses or intellect.

Reasonable: governed by sound thinking; rational.

If it is covered with something not easily seen through, you should be good to go. Guessing by general shape is not good enough. In this day of mobile heart monitors, external pacemakers, insulin pump, and other personal medical assistance devices, it is unreasonable to think a bulge in clothing is a firearm, short of it being accidentally uncovered or ALL of its outlines being clearly visible through form-fitting fabric. Reasonable doubt......

Now, I think that I could make a case that if someone caught a quick glimpse or thought your bulge might be a firearm, and upon being confronted by them, you said it was ok, you have a license, then, at that moment, you are no longer concealed.