Portar un arma de fuego oculta con permiso en Virginia

Explicación Simple

Si tienes un permiso para llevar un arma oculta, puedes hacerlo siempre y cuando lo tengas contigo. Si un policía te pide verlo, debes mostrarlo junto con una identificación con foto.

Es como tener una licencia de conducir: puedes manejar un auto si la tienes contigo, y si un policía te detiene, debes mostrarle la licencia para evitar problemas.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan tiene un permiso para llevar un arma oculta. Un día, mientras camina por el parque, un oficial de policía le pide que muestre su permiso. Juan saca su permiso y su identificación, y todo está en orden, así que no hay problema.

Penalidades

Multa civil de $25 por no mostrar el permiso y la identificación al oficial de policía.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Va. Code § 18.2-308.01 - Carrying a concealed handgun with a permit. A. The prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun in clause (i) of subsection A of § 18.2-308 shall not apply to a person who has a valid concealed handgun permit issued pursuant to this article. The person issued the permit shall have such permit on his person at all times during which he is carrying a concealed handgun and shall display the permit and a photo identification issued by a government agency of the Commonwealth or by the U.S. Department of Defense or U.S. State Department (passport) upon demand by a law-enforcement officer. A person to whom a nonresident permit is issued shall have such permit on his person at all times when he is carrying a concealed handgun in the Commonwealth and shall display the permit on demand by a law-enforcement officer. A person whose permit is extended due to deployment shall carry with him and display, upon request of a law-enforcement officer, a copy of the documents required by subsection B of § 18.2-308.010 . B. Failure to display the permit and a photo identification upon demand by a law-enforcement officer shall be punishable by a $25 civil penalty, which shall be paid into the state treasury. Any attorney for the Commonwealth of the county or city in which the alleged violation occurred may bring an action to recover the civil penalty. A court may waive such penalty upon presentation to the court of a valid permit and a government-issued photo identification. Any law-enforcement officer may issue a summons for the civil violation of failure to display the concealed handgun permit and photo identification upon demand. C. The granting of a concealed handgun permit pursuant to this article shall not thereby authorize the possession of any handgun or