Concealed Carry in an Open Carry State

mbowden said:

I've been CCing for less than 8 months now in an open carry state (Washington) and one thing has been bothering me:

If I accidently reveal my pistol (ie: wind blows my coat back or shirt gets caught on the grip as I'm squating to pick something up) and a passerby becomes alarmed enough to call L.E., am I within the law?

Logic says, YES. But as we know, logic ain't always present when it comes to gun laws.

I'm concerned that the law might allow open carry OR licensed concealed carry and that the situation described above might fall under some wierd category of being illegal. Thoughts?

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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to carry, exhibit, display, or draw any firearm, dagger, sword, knife or other cutting or stabbing instrument, club, or any other weapon apparently capable of producing bodily harm, in a manner, under circumstances, and at a time and place that either manifests an intent to intimidate another or that warrants alarm for the safety of other persons.

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The State appeals the trial court’s order suppressing evidence against Gregory E. Casad. Casad walked down the street in Port Angeles on a Saturday afternoon carrying two rifles partially wrapped in a towel. A woman called 911. Police responded, detained Casad, frisked him, and asked why he carried the weapons. Casad admitted that he was a felon, an admission that lead to his arrest and charges for unlawfully possessing the weapons. The trial court held that the police had no authority to detain Casad for a Terry stop and suppressed the evidence as the fruit of an unlawful seizure. We affirm.

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