Hi, I have to let you know I’m carrying a gun

Did he shoot any pests?

He made his announcement upon arrival. It is a rather odd practice.

Even if you live in an open carry or constitutional carry state, having a carry permit makes sense. Most states have reciprocity agreements to honor permits from at least some other states, allowing you to legally take your weapon to those states. AFAIK, the fact that you live in an open or constitutional carry state is irrelevant in another state. Carrying outside your state without a permit could put you in serious trouble.

Yeah, Illinois is a weird one. I grew up there, and my brothers still live there. When I lived in Missouri, it just seemed wrong to me that Missouri honored Illinois permits, but Illinois didn't honor Missouri permits. The recognition should go both ways or no way IMO.

The cops I knew in ID usually noted that if someone disclosed, they were a crackpot and they went on alert - not so much because of "criminal intent" but because..unpredictable was scarier to them than felon.

But, does your bug man have to disclose? That’s the topic here.

I had not read that in my "quick" peek at AR law.

There are plenty of situational scenarios where, even though possessing a firearm is generally legal, intricacies of the law can quickly make it illegal.

Very important to know the detail of carry laws wherever you might travel.

Were I live open carry is (and has pretty much always been) legal.  If you conceal it in any way (in the absence of CCW), you are illegal. 


Even at the airport.  Open carry in the public access areas is legal.  Concealed, it is not legal, even if you have a CCW.

I'm talking about "where I live", Airport formerly known as McCarran.





I have never had cause to transport a firearm on an airplane, however hundreds of thousands of Front Sight students did.  There are provisions for transport.

I know it includes limits on ammo.

Well from what I can find, here you are only required to disclose to police. But I think a service person carrying into someone's home is wrong in these times.
I've had a permit for quite awhile and have done years of service work for cabinet companies and did not carry into a strangers home, out of respect for the home owner! and to avoid conflict.
 Just like private businesses' a home owner has the right to determine if you can bring a gun into your castle. 
There are many ways to secure a firearm in a vehicle, out of sight and easily accessible.

Here in TX, if law enforcement asks to see ID there is a statutory duty to inform.

At my place of work we have a “no tolerance” policy for guests having firearms.

Bringing one on property is NOT illegal, but as a private business we have the option to forbid firearms.

Guest has 2 options:

#1 is turn it over to us and pick it up when they leave property.

#2 leave property with the firearm. Putting it in their car (on our property) is not an option.

If they have a problem with either of those completely legal options and they cause a fuss we will “trespass” them. At that point they are in violation of the “trespass” law and can be legally removed from our property and will be no longer welcome at our place of business in the future.

We trespass lots of people … usually “normal” guests are understanding and willing regarding the firearms preference.

If we do it over firearms it is something like hot-shot “body guards” for some relatively unknown (I think I’m famous) type person and they have not been approved to carry. Those are the ones that pitch a fit and get ejected.

In reality and comparatively speaking firearms is not the reason we trespass most people.

Edited to add: we do not approve very many outside entities to possess firearms. Sometimes at very high profile convention events we might and those people are not allowed to come to the casino/ hotel area of the property. As you might guess, LE is allowed. 😜

I have had the Officers first words to me at a stop be, "Is there a weapon in the car?"

For me, and I have only been pulled over a few times in 30 years, is to hand the Officer both my DL and CCW. They can take it from there. Usually it has been I don't need the CCW.

I do believe in Nevada if you have a CCW it shows up when they bring you up in the system before they even make contact with the driver.

My brother in Michigan got his concealed license well before I did and his take on a traffic stop is similar to Slacker above: Hands on wheel in plain sight, advise the officer and ask how he/she would like me to proceed.

The Texas code stipulates that you are required to present your license when asked for identification by a peace officer. So technically if you are stopped and the officer doesn't ask for your drivers license then I suppose you're not obligated to inform. But that is such a grey area and in my class was told that if a police officer ran your plates before approaching they probably already know your status. I'm not comfortable with a robotic recitation the moment I roll my window down, but if time permits I will have both licenses ready to present as they approach, then hands on the wheel. I let them take it from there. Just because the cop in my one experience was indifferent to it doesn't mean the next one will respond the same way.

As far as the matter in the OP I guess I can understand the aspect of being a homeowner and having someone come in for services and being armed. I wasn't licensed when I was a field tech and the company did stipulate no firearms. In fact the last version of my company had a field manager who went to do a Craigslist sale on his lunch hour. The person attempted to rob him and our manager shot and wounded the would-be robber. He was cleared of criminal charges but the company fired him anyway.