Which scenario would trigger an offense under display of handgun in public?

• A. Carrying the handgun in public but fully concealed
• B. Carrying with the handgun clearly visible and not in a holster
• C. Intentionally displaying the handgun in plain view in a public place
• D. Carrying the handgun out of the public view

Answer: (C)

The key idea here is that this offense targets the act of showing a handgun to others on purpose in a public place. It isn’t enough to just have a gun in public or to be seen by others; the misdeed is when someone intentionally displays the handgun in plain view so that it is observable by the public. That’s why the scenario where a person intentionally makes the handgun visible in a public place fits the offense. The other options don’t show intentional display in plain view: concealing the handgun (even if carried in public) keeps it from plain view, and carrying it visible in a way that isn’t an intentional display or isn’t unsecured doesn’t meet the specific element of deliberate, public display.