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Originally Posted by markj
Uh no. Not in any city, you will have a officer speak to ya.
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That does not make the act of carrying the gun illegal. In fact, under most circumstances it would make the actions of the police illegal.
If you think, markj, that:
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Iowa is an open carry state (with a ccw license). You can walk around with the gun on your belt in plain view, if you choose to, if you have a license.
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is incorrect, then please post the statute that makes it illegal.
Let me help you out:
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Coo...de&ga=83#724.4
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724.4 CARRYING WEAPONS.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person who
goes armed with a dangerous weapon concealed on or about the person,
or who, within the limits of any city, goes armed with a pistol or
revolver, or any loaded firearm of any kind, whether concealed or
not, or who knowingly carries or transports in a vehicle a pistol or
revolver, commits an aggravated misdemeanor.
4. Subsections 1 through 3 do not apply to any of the following:
i. A person who has in the person's possession and who
displays to a peace officer on demand a valid permit to carry weapons
which has been issued to the person, and whose conduct is within the
limits of that permit. A person shall not be convicted of a
violation of this section if the person produces at the person's
trial a permit to carry weapons which was valid at the time of the
alleged offense and which would have brought the person's conduct
within this exception if the permit had been produced at the time of
the alleged offense.
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So looking at the above code, a person is NOT violating the law if they are open carrying, without a license, in an unicorporated portion of Iowa. AND a person is NOT violating the law if they are open carrying, with a license, within city limits.
See what I mean, killoften? :-)