Let’s say, hypothetically, that I live in an apartment building and would like to carry outside the house.

Would it be legal to carry outside (in the immediate yard area) right outside my door?

I know you can carry on private property or in your own house, but would that immediate yard/ grassy area be considered outside of my legal home area? (I.e. public property?)

Asking for purely research purposes since we all follow the law.

I asked the AG if common areas are residence and they wouldnt give me an answer. Told to see a lawyer.

Politicians giving the rhetoric runaround makes me upset. Also, AG is a lawyer so should’ve told them to tell you 😂



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I asked the AG if common areas are residence and they wouldnt give me an answer. Told to see a lawyer.

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Not a lawyer, but i would say common areas are not allowed. But if someone is ccwing, it would be almost impossible to know.

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Why would you think that?  You technically "own" a part of the common areas.  That's part of your property and thus your property rights.   You purchased a condo too,  they break down what %'ed of the land you own.  This is all assuming there is no rules in the condo association preventing you from carrying.  Then again I am not a lawyer either.

Perhaps I should’ve clarified first. I live in an apartment, but renting. I’m assuming common areas wouldn’t be allowed unless I owned the house, but that’s why I’m trying to find some answers 😂

My 2 cents ...

You can keep your firearm in your residence, place of business, or place of sojourn. 

That is not constrained by who owns the property.  If you live with your mother, her property is still your residence.  The issue there is, the owner has the right to prohibit firearms.  That includes apartment landlords.  When you sign a rental agreement, check to see if your guns are forbidden or not.

"Residence" stops at the entrance.  A common area is an amenity, whether or not it includes a pool, laundry room or meeting hall.  While you have access to use it, it's not part of your residence.

I'd say if the place can be controlled by you, and anyone else entering without your permission is trespassing, then you can carry there.  All common areas would be considered public spaces -- and we know CCW permits are all about being armed in public.  No permit ... no CCW in public.

I'm not a lawyer, but I have used a divorce attorney once.   

My 2 cents ...

You can keep your firearm in your residence, place of business, or place of sojourn. 

That is not constrained by who owns the property.  If you live with your mother, her property is still your residence.  The issue there is, the owner has the right to prohibit firearms.  That includes apartment landlords.  When you sign a rental agreement, check to see if your guns are forbidden or not.

"Residence" stops at the entrance.  A common area is an amenity, whether or not it includes a pool, laundry room or meeting hall.  While you have access to use it, it's not part of your residence.

I'd say if the place can be controlled by you, and anyone else entering without your permission is trespassing, then you can carry there.  All common areas would be considered public spaces -- and we know CCW permits are all about being armed in public.  No permit ... no CCW in public.

I'm not a lawyer, but I have used a divorce attorney once.   

Yeah I can see that being a bit more tricky.  But in theory you are renting the unit and land right?  Not sure this is way past my abilities.

My 2 cents ...

You can keep your firearm in your residence, place of business, or place of sojourn. 

That is not constrained by who owns the property.  If you live with your mother, her property is still your residence.  The issue there is, the owner has the right to prohibit firearms.  That includes apartment landlords.  When you sign a rental agreement, check to see if your guns are forbidden or not.

"Residence" stops at the entrance.  A common area is an amenity, whether or not it includes a pool, laundry room or meeting hall.  While you have access to use it, it's not part of your residence.

I'd say if the place can be controlled by you, and anyone else entering without your permission is trespassing, then you can carry there.  All common areas would be considered public spaces -- and we know CCW permits are all about being armed in public.  No permit ... no CCW in public.

I'm not a lawyer, but I have used a divorce attorney once.   

if it's way past your abilities, why comment?

Omni has a point, its Yin and Yang. You cannot measure the worth of anything without some kind of scale with 2 ends. You have no way of knowing when people are giving you smart well thought out advice unless you also get to see how ludicrously stupid other ideas put forward might be. 

Keep holding up the dumbest end of the bell curve buddy, you are doing the world a great service.