Firearms out in the open

Posted on 01-28-2010

By: Erin Sherbert Examiner Staff Writer January 28, 2010

SAN FRANCISCO — David Julian has his unloaded gun strapped to his hip anytime he’s walking his dog, grocery shopping or eating dinner at a restaurant.

The 28-year-old Cupertino resident estimates that he’s one of 40 people in the Bay Area and more than 100 in the state exercising his legal right to carry an unloaded handgun in plain sight. Second to protecting themselves, the purpose of this loosely organized “open-carry” group is to usher in reforms to California’s gun laws.

“We consider ourselves coming out of the closet with our gun rights,” said Julian,....

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