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I think your analogy is a little off.  A better one would be this:

VA is an open carry state.  Every owner of a legally purchased handgun has the right to walk around in most public places with his/her gun in a a visible holster.  Nevertheless, gun owners who carry openly in public can expect to be stopped somewhat regularly by the police and questioned.  I suspect that very few of these gun owners would feel that their second amendment rights are infringed by such encounters with police.  On the contrary, they would most likely see these encounters as opportunities to educate the police on local and state gun laws and to advocate for wide-spread gun ownership and open carry.  Those gun owners who don't want to be questioned by the police don't carry their guns openly.  They save them for the target range.

Similarly, given the frequent use of ski masks to conceal the identities of criminals, DC residents who choose to wear ski masks in public should expect to be stopped and questioned by the police somewhat regularly.  These stops offer these ski mask owners the opportunity to educate the police on individual liberties regarding attire and to advocate for wide-spread ski mask wearing.  Those ski mask owners who don't want to be questioned by the police don't wear their ski masks in public.  They save them for the slopes.

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You must not know people who carry weapons in public.  Sorry, your suspicions are way, WAY off.[/quote]

You're right, I don't know anyone who carries openly.  My post is based on news coverage I've seen over the years.  The experiences of the gun owners who were interviewed might not reflect the experience of the typical gun owner.

What's your point, though?  Are people who OC stopped questioned by LEOs more often than I suspect?  Are they rarely questioned?[/quote]

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