open carry

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Noun

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opencarry(uncountable)

  1. (chieflyUS)The practice of openly carrying afirearmin public.
    Coordinate term:concealed carry
    • 2018,Nicholas J. Johnson, David B. Kopel, George A. Mocsary, Michael P. O'Shea,Firearms Law and the Second Amendment: Regulation, Rights, and Policy,2nd edition, Wolters Kluwer,→ISBN,page736:
      In most places,open carryis relatively uncommon compared to lawful concealed carry.Open carryhas long been a norm in Arizona, andopen carryadvocates in many other states today are seeking to renormalize the practice.
    • 2022May 30,Rebecca Solnit,“US mass shootings will continue until the majority can overrule the minority”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:
      Open-carrylaws, it’s often noted, wouldn’t allow Black people to wander through the supermarket with huge guns slung over them and the confidence they could impose on others this way;[…]

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