I took it as he was covering in either a shoulder/IWB/OWB on his right side with his jacket. Had he exited the vehicle without the coat, it would show his gun and would not be concealed any more. Just like it would not be concealed any more were you to open the door...nothing to cover it.G26ster wrote:It's probably just me, but I don't understand. Did you mean to say. "...put my right arm in... If so, how does this cover a gun in the door pocket?Charles L. Cotton wrote: I would (and do) take my jacket and put my right arm as I get out of the car. This covers my gun even if I never put my left arm in. .
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I learned many moons ago to take why a person was arrested with a grain of salt until I read the reports. They always downplay or minimize what they did. I would bet this incident is no different.chandler583 wrote:No, I don't. But, I have often wondered about what would happen in that situation.
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I regularly carry using a Sneaky Pete holster. It is ideal to drop in the door pocket or simply lay on the console or seat next to you. Completely conceals the gun.
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If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
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Look at the top photo (just posted). The gun is concealed yet very accessable.A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
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Really? I looked at both pictures, and I didn't see ANY guns.A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
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In fact, they look like the packet I got my owners manual(s) in for my last car.
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Same here. All I saw was a leather pouch of some sort. I have put my gun on the passenger seat and thrown a shop wrag over it. Poof... Concealed.sjfcontrol wrote:Really? I looked at both pictures, and I didn't see ANY guns.A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
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In fact, they look like the packet I got my owners manual(s) in for my last car.
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Once he has removed his body it is visible by people walking by. It is not concealed in this location unless he also has something over it.
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You lost me. Would you mind explaining that a little more in detail?kjolly wrote:Once he has removed his body it is visible by people walking by. It is not concealed in this location unless he also has something over it.
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Nano wrote:You lost me. Would you mind explaining that a little more in detail?kjolly wrote:Once he has removed his body it is visible by people walking by. It is not concealed in this location unless he also has something over it.
He is not talking about your picture....talking about the original situation....
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Yes, I realized that but I guess I wasn't thinking about the original question. A red rag or ball cap should be sufficient to cover the gun.
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A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
Find a better place to conceal your gun.
Yup..plus let's hear the real story on this arrest. Provide a name and arresting agency and we keep request the case. I'll be there is more to this story...
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The gun most certainly is concealed when the door is closed. It was "in plain view" only when the driver obeyed a lawful order of an officer. Why do you doubt that such an arrest?texanjoker wrote:A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
Find a better place to conceal your gun.
Yup..plus let's hear the real story on this arrest. Provide a name and arresting agency and we keep request the case. I'll be there is more to this story...
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The MPA law only protects motorists if the handgun is not in plain view. Unlike CHL, there's no intent to display required. If it's in plain view, there's no MPA protection according to the black letter law, even if it's accidental. Same as it doesn't matter if you think she was 18, when she's really 16. No mens rea is needed to convict.chandler583 wrote:Also, I've recently seen this, and was a little interested in everyone else's opinions. A young man was pulled over for some sort of traffic violation, the officer asks him to step out of the vehicle, which causes him to expose his handgun that was in (I'm assuming) the door of the vehicle. The handgun is concealed while all doors are closed, but not once the drivers door is open. This young man has no CHL for clarification. He was arrested for having the handgun in the car exposed. I was curious on what the law said about that.
For the young man arrested, without pictures it's impossible to know if was in plain view with the doors closed.
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The OP states he heard this second hand. This may have happened or may not have happened. We don't know. In my experience when you pull the reports they are usually a lot different then what was said, and this wasn't said from the alleged person that was arrested. There is probably more to the story. In fact I would hope there was more then a legally carried gun in the door resulting in an arrest.Charles L. Cotton wrote:The gun most certainly is concealed when the door is closed. It was "in plain view" only when the driver obeyed a lawful order of an officer. Why do you doubt that such an arrest?texanjoker wrote:A-R wrote:If the gun is in the door pocket then it is not concealed. What does the person do when they exit the vehicle in a public parking area? Crawl out the window like "The Dukes of Hazard"?
Find a better place to conceal your gun.
Yup..plus let's hear the real story on this arrest. Provide a name and arresting agency and we keep request the case. I'll be there is more to this story...
Chas.