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RicRogue wrote:"Hey Everyone, I have a .44 mag in my waistband." "Go ahead, Make my Day!"

Legal?

Maybe. It could be construed as disorderly conduct or a terroristic threat, but not failure to conceal (assuming it is concealed from view).

I think it depends very much on the context and your manner of expression. Someone saying something like that could be kidding with friends, or confronting a gang of thugs.

- Jim

The word concealed is defined in the law:

GC §411.171. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(3) "Concealed handgun" means a handgun, the presence of which is not openly discernible to the ordinary observation of a reasonable person.

I don't believe that telling someone you are armed is a violation of the law. I certainly can't see a judge allowing such a charge to come to trial.

- Jim

This is a textbook example of "netroots": people taking action based on web sites and e-mail.

- Jim