Does "printing" matter once open carry goes into effect?

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Does "printing" matter once open carry goes into effect?

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Also, once open carry begins, can a CHL holder have a gun half visible as when wearing an unbuttoned shirt?

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Re: Does "printing" matter once open carry goes into effect?

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Are you:

1) Carrying in something other than a belt or shoulder holster?
2) Carrying in a place where concealed carry is legal but open carry is not (in a place posted 30.07 but not 30.06, or at a college or university after 8/1/16?)

If not, then no, it does not matter, legally.
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Printing doesn't really matter now, so it also won't matter next year.
If the gun is directly visible, then it is open carry.

There is always a lot of questioning these topics, but it's actually very black and white.
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Re: Does "printing" matter once open carry goes into effect?

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LarryGreen,

Welcome to the forum - I see this is your first post.
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Re: Does "printing" matter once open carry goes into effect?

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CleverNickname wrote:Are you:

1) Carrying in something other than a belt or shoulder holster?
2) Carrying in a place where concealed carry is legal but open carry is not (in a place posted 30.07 but not 30.06, or at a college or university after 8/1/16?)

If not, then no, it does not matter, legally.
That clears it up then, thanks
TVegas wrote:Printing doesn't really matter now, so it also won't matter next year.
If the gun is directly visible, then it is open carry.

There is always a lot of questioning these topics, but it's actually very black and white.
Got it, thanks
Vol Texan wrote:LarryGreen,

Welcome to the forum - I see this is your first post.
Yep just signed up, will visit more frequently now =]
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