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Concealed Carry on public transit?
Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Thursday, September 22, 2016 10:05 AM

No defintive laws on this that I can find.Amtrak is a big no-no. But commuter and light rail is a grey area So even with a permit Buffalo Metro Rail and Cleveland OH have no info on this. Here for starters is a breakdown by state on CC. Ohio has open carry BTW.

Status of concealed carry, by jurisdiction
Jurisdiction[17]Shall-issueMay-issueUnrestrictedNo-issueNon-Resident
Permits Available
Recognition of
out-of-state
permits
Disputed
Alabama Yes[18]      
No
Yes  
Alaska YesFor reciprocity purposes   Yes  
No
Yes  
American Samoa       Yes
No
No  
Arizona YesFor reciprocity purposes   Yes   Yes Yes  
Arkansas Yes   Disputed[19]  
No
Yes Yes
California   Yes    
No
No Yes
Colorado Yes      
No
Resident permits  
Connecticut In practice[citation needed] Yes     Yes No Yes
Delaware In practice[citation needed] Yes     Rarely issued Partial Yes
District of Columbia From May 17, 2016[20] - May 27, 2016.[21] Yes[21][22] Briefly from July 27, 2015 - July 29, 2015. See below for details. In practice[citation needed] Rarely issued[citation needed] No Yes
Florida Yes       Yes Yes  
Georgia Yes      
No
Partial  
Guam Yes[23]      
No
No  
Hawaii   Yes   In practice[citation needed]
No
No Yes
Idaho YesFor reciprocity purposes   YesIdaho residents 21 years or older only.[24]   Yes Yes  
Illinois Yes[25][26][27][28]       Only for residents of Hawaii, New Mexico, South Carolina and Virginia.[29] Vehicle carry only  
Indiana Yes       Yes Yes  
Iowa Yes       Yes Yes  
Kansas YesFor reciprocity purposes   Yes  
No
Yes  
Kentucky Yes      
No
Yes  
Louisiana Yes      
No
Partial  
Maine YesFor reciprocity purposes   YesDuty to inform if concealed carrying without permit.   Yes Partial  
Maryland   Yes   In practice[citation needed] Rarely issued[citation needed] No  
Massachusetts   Yes     Rarely issued No  
Michigan Yes      
No
Partial  
Minnesota Yes       Yes Partial  
Mississippi YesFor reciprocity purposes, or if you wish to Mexican carry, carry concealed in an ankle holster or any other method not covered by the law's exception.   YesOnly if carried in a belt/shoulder holster, sheath,[30] purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case.[31]  
No
Yes  
Missouri YesFor reciprocity purposes.   YesTakes effect January 1, 2017.  
No
Yes  
Montana Yes   Outside of city limits.  
No
Yes  
Nebraska Yes      
No
Partial  
Nevada Yes       Yes Partial  
New Hampshire Yes   Unloaded.[32]   Yes Partial  
New Jersey   Yes   In practice[citation needed] Rarely issued[citation needed] No  
New Mexico Yes   Unloaded.  
No
Partial  
New York   Yes    
No
No Yes[33][34]
North Carolina Yes[35]      
No
Yes  
North Dakota Yes       Yes Partial  
Northern Mariana Islands       Yes
No
No Yes
Ohio Yes       Yes Yes  
Oklahoma Yes   Residents of permitless carry
states with valid ID.
 
No
Yes  
Oregon Yes[36]       Yes Partial  
Pennsylvania Yes       Yes Partial  
Puerto Rico     YesAs of June 20, 2015. Under appeal.  
No
No  
Rhode Island YesLocal permits YesAttorney General issued permits   In practice for permits issued by the Attorney General's office Rarely issued[citation needed] Vehicle carry only Yes
South Carolina Yes       Yes Partial  
South Dakota Yes      
No
Yes  
Tennessee Yes[37]       Yes Partial  
Texas Yes[38][39]       Yes Yes  
United States Virgin Islands   Yes   In practice[citation needed]
No
No  
Utah Yes[40]       Yes Yes  
Vermont     Yes  
No
Yes  
Virginia Yes[41]       Yes Yes[42]  
Washington Yes       Yes Partial  
West Virginia Yes   Yes[43][44][45][46]  
No
Partial  
Wisconsin Yes      
No
Partial  
Wyoming[17] Yes   YesWyoming residents only.  
No
Yes  
US Military installations   Yes   Most, in practice
No
No  
Native American reservations   Yes      

 

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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Friday, September 23, 2016 6:56 AM

Because of the possible threat to the rest of us, I'm quite pleased that Amtrak and the airllines do not allow concealed carry.

The daily commute is part of everyday life but I get two rides a day out of it. Paul
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Posted by 54light15 on Friday, September 23, 2016 12:34 PM

I remember when open carry meant liquor, not guns.

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Posted by CJtrainguy on Saturday, September 24, 2016 11:13 AM

Really, really don't need John Q Citizen to be concealed or open carrying on any train, plane, bus or boat. Or pretty much anywhere in public for that matter.

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Posted by Firelock76 on Sunday, September 25, 2016 11:11 AM

Considering the prices of quality firearms nowadays I'm amazed anyone can afford 'em, much less carry 'em.

I still go to gun shows every once in a while and I don't know why, all I get are heart attacks.

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Posted by CandOforprogress2 on Monday, September 26, 2016 9:57 AM

I advocate CC for public transit in that it in the hands of a well regulated militia (That would be U and me) it served to protect our life and liberty against those that would take it away. In other words I almost never see transit police on our train cars and when there is a issue they stop the train and wait for transit police to show up. In the meantime then what? If you have the proper training and CC classes are given everywhere and the disrupters will think twice about messing with a armed populace.

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Posted by CPM500 on Monday, September 26, 2016 6:04 PM

CandOforprogress2

I advocate CC for public transit in that it in the hands of a well regulated militia (That would be U and me) it served to protect our life and liberty against those that would take it away. In other words I almost never see transit police on our train cars and when there is a issue they stop the train and wait for transit police to show up. In the meantime then what? If you have the proper training and CC classes are given everywhere and the disrupters will think twice about messing with a armed populace.

 

 

Stick to trains, bro-You FAIL as a constitutional scholar. The concepts of a 'well regulated militia' and local police do not intersect.

CPM500

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, September 26, 2016 11:01 PM

CandOforprogress2
I advocate CC for public transit in that it in the hands of a well regulated militia (That would be U and me) it served to protect our life and liberty against those that would take it away. In other words I almost never see transit police on our train cars and when there is a issue they stop the train and wait for transit police to show up. In the meantime then what? If you have the proper training and CC classes are given everywhere and the disrupters will think twice about messing with a armed populace.

A militia of 1 is not well regulated, it isn't regulated at all.  I would fear for my life seeing you with open carrry of firearms and would most likely feel that I had to shoot you before you shot me.  Self Defense and all.

With open carrry, nobody can tell the good from the bad.  Count the number of undercover police that get killed in uniformed police involved shootings.  Can't tell the good from the bad.

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Posted by lvt1000 on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 9:55 AM

IT'S A HOBBY not a CON LAW class for amateurs.

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Posted by spsffan on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:46 PM
I'm just like to point out that the thing about real concealed carry is that, since nobody knows you are doing it, as a practical matter, you don't need a permit. If it gets to the point of needing to pull out your gun, the lack of a permit is the least of anyone's worries. As for me, I carry around enough stuff all the time anyway. Plus my eyes aren't good enough anymore to keep the front site, rear site and target in focus at the same time.
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Posted by AMTRAKKER on Monday, November 28, 2016 8:25 PM

The fact of the matter, at least in Illinois is you are restricted from carrying anyplace where you might actually be threatened with violence, and be in need of self defense. 

Those of you who believe that concealed carry is a threat to you, each person who attends the training and applies for a concealed carry permit in Illinois does have a criminal background check done by the state police before a permit is issued. 

Training and recertification is required.

Most of the concealed carriers that I know also train on an ongoing basis. 

If you feel safe because you know good guys cant carry on a train, I hope you never meet a bad guy on a train, they don't care about carry restrictions, so they are assured of having their way with you until someone else with a weapon can arrive. 

Good luck!

 

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Posted by BaltACD on Monday, November 28, 2016 10:21 PM

AMTRAKKER
The fact of the matter, at least in Illinois is you are restricted from carrying anyplace where you might actually be threatened with violence, and be in need of self defense. 

Those of you who believe that concealed carry is a threat to you, each person who attends the training and applies for a concealed carry permit in Illinois does have a criminal background check done by the state police before a permit is issued. 

Training and recertification is required.

Most of the concealed carriers that I know also train on an ongoing basis. 

If you feel safe because you know good guys cant carry on a train, I hope you never meet a bad guy on a train, they don't care about carry restrictions, so they are assured of having their way with you until someone else with a weapon can arrive. 

Good luck!

So your solution is gun fight in car 47 - good luck

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