[TouchGold]

I'm not carrying everywhere because I'm afraid of accidentally carrying into a place where I'm not supposed to. I'm a grad student and am on and off campus several times a day on some days, and not all all on others. I get nervous that I'll forget, and also what to do when I get on campus. I live in a gang neighborhood and would prefer to carry when I'm leaving and arriving at my house, but do I stop before I get on school property and unload and lock it in my glove compartment/whatever is legal in my state (WA), and wouldn't this get tedious to do every time? I'm almost thinking of carrying a laminated index card with places I can and can't carry on it to whip out as a handy pocket reference guide!!

 

[XD-Man]

Don't ask, don't tell.

'Nuff said.

 

[Red Dawg]

I think the key is what you've already said. You have to know what is legal in YOUR state.

 

[MPDC66]

In states that have reciprocity with Florida, while permitted to carry that permission is subject to the laws IN THE STATE WHERE YOU ARE CARRYING, not Florida's laws.

Example, in NC I can carry at my Summer mountain place BUT if stopped for any reason by an LEO, NC law requires me to inform him immediately that I am carrying a weapon and have a license. Florida has no such requirement but now, I am subject to the law of the State I am in.

 

[T.S.]

Here are the Concealed Carry Laws for the State of Washington from the NRA.

http://www.nraila.org/statelawpdfs/WASL.pdf

A person shall not carry or place a loaded pistol in any vehicle unless he has a license to carry a concealed weapon and the pistol is on his person, or the person with the concealed carrying license is within the vehicle at all times that the pistol is there, or the person with the concealed carrying license is away from the vehicle and the pistol is locked within the vehicle and concealed from view from outside the vehicle.

The prohibition against carrying concealed without a license does not apply to law enforcement personnel and prison or jail wardens or their deputies; military personnel when on duty; regularly enrolled members of any organization authorized to purchase or receive pistols from the U.S. and regularly enrolled members of target shooting or collectors’ clubs and any person engaging in a lawful outdoor recreational activity, provided such persons are at or going to or from such activities; gun dealers in the usual or ordinary course of their business; carrying unloaded and in a closed opaque case or secure wrapper; and qualified retired law enforcement officers.

Application for a license to carry a pistol concealed on the person for protection, business, sport or travel may be made to a police chief or sheriff where you reside, or anywhere in the state for a non-resident. The official shall issue the license within 30 days of application. The license shall be issued within 60 days if the applicant lacks a Washington identification card or driver’s license or has not been a resident of Washington for the previous consecutive 90 days. The issuing authority shall not refuse to accept completed applications for concealed pistol licenses during regular business hours.

The right to have the license shall not be denied unless the applicant:

• is ineligible to own or posses a pistol
• is under 21 years of age.
• is free on bond or personal recognizance pending trial, appeal, or sentencing for a felony.
• has an outstanding arrest warrant for a felony or misdemeanor.
• is subject to a restraining order or domestic violence action requiring the surrender of a deadly weapon.

The applicant must submit to fingerprinting. The license is valid for five years. The fee for an original license is $36.00, plus additional FBI charges. The renewal fee is $32.00. No other additional charges by any branch or unit of government shall be borne by the applicant for the issuance or renewal of the license. A political subdivision shall not modify these requirements.

It is unlawful for a person to carry onto, or to possess, on public or private elementary or secondary school premises, school-provided transportation, or areas of facilities while being used exclusively by public or private schools any firearm or any air gun, including any air pistol or air rifle, designed to propel a BB, pellet, or other projectile by the discharge of compressed air, carbon dioxide or other gas.

Those licensed to carry a concealed weapon may carry a firearm while picking up or dropping off a student on school premises.

It is unlawful to carry, transport, convey, possess or control in or on a motor vehicle a shotgun or rifle containing shells or cartridges in the magazine or chamber, or a muzzle-loading firearm loaded and capped or primed.

While knowingly in possession or control of a firearm, it is illegal to enter any portion of any establishment declared off-limits to persons below 21 years of age; commercial service airport, or the restricted portion of a jail or law enforcement facility; areas of buildings used for court proceedings; restricted areas of mental health facilities, except that restricted access portions of a jail or law enforcement facility shall not include entrances or exits, or areas open to public access.

 

[TouchGold]

Anything in there about colleges that I'm missing? I've read the applicable laws, I just keep feeling like I'm missing something, and I'm extremely paranoid that I'm going to do the wrong thing as far as where I carry. I once got asked by a LEO if I had been drinking, and when I said yes, I quickly had to clarify that I meant Mountain Dew, and no, I was NOT trying to be a smartass

 

[Rvrctyrngr]

Handgunlaw.us is an excellent source for info, as is carryconcealed.net.

Interestingly enough, Washington is one of the 15 states where carry on a college campus is not illegal.

 

[TouchGold]

Oh wow, thank you. I guess I just had it in my head that college carry was NOT OKAY and couldn't figure out why the statutes weren't backing that up for me :laughing I'm a well-dressed female (for the most part), and I've managed to resist putting my NRA sticker on my car (it's WA, I figured a peace-loving person would probably bash in my car windows), so I don't think anyone will ever think to even consider that I may be carrying.

 

[Rvrctyrngr]

I'm a well-dressed female (for the most part)

Well, which is it, TG? Well-dressed for the most part, or female for the most part?

I think you'll find that Washington has (for the most part), very freedom-friendly carry laws. It's an open carry state, as well (just be careful around Seattle).

LittleBear Dave could tell you quite a bit more, as he's lived there on and off for a while.

:drinks
RCR

 

[deadeyedick]

That would have to be one incredibly cold-hearted, harda$$ cop to hassle a college-aged female with a CCW in a bad neighborhood.

 

[TouchGold]

Yeah, they told me that they wouldn't stop me as we were discussing life out on the street in front of my house after yet another gang shooting (yes, I'm moving at the end of the month). I do have the WORST luck with LEO however and will probably carry a copy of the statutes with me along with my CCP. My brain and mouth do not operate in tandem when I am in front of a LEO who is suspecting me of having done something wrong (reformed speeder here).

Oh, and with my girlie choices in beer, I'm not sure my female-ness is ever in question

Oh, and what do I need to watch out for around Seattle other than the fact that it appears that guns here are considered to be responsible for all the evil in the whole wide world?