concealed carry

noun

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Definition of concealed carry

: the act or practice of carrying a concealed firearm in public or the legal right to do so

Hayes attributed the popularity of concealed carry in suburbia to perceptions of safety …
—Tara Kadioglu

Gun rights advocates predict more complaints about restrictions on firearms in public places, now that a bill to allow concealed carry without a permit has failed in the Legislature.
—The Daily Home (Talladega, Alabama)

… certain areas were excluded for concealed carry, and bars are one of them for obvious reasons.
—Greg Stumbo

Who decided that Illinois should have concealed carry?
—David Frum

—often used before another noun

concealed carry laws/legislation

— compare open carry

Recent Examples of concealed carry from the Web

These people work 15 hours, retired military and retired police, concealed carry.

— Fox News, "Sarah Sanders: Trump is way out of Jim Acosta's league," 19 May 2018
Conversely, Council rejected Sittenfeld's attempt to also get Cincinnati to oppose federal legislation calling for people with concealed carry permits in one state to be allowed to carry their gun across state lines.

— jason williams, Cincinnati.com, "PX column: This Hamilton County candidate can't be ignored anymore after primary shocker," 10 May 2018
But it was also paired with a loosening of gun restrictions that would allow people with permits to conceal-carry their weapons across state lines, even in states that don't allow concealed carry.

— leigh ann caldwell, NBC News, "Familiar responses from Congress in wake of the latest mass shooting," 15 Feb. 2018
And a majority back measures that gun control proponents oppose, including allowing concealed carry in more places, shortening waiting periods for buying guns legally, and arming teachers.

— german lopez, Vox, "Why the March for Our Lives could win," 24 Mar. 2018
Linking Legislation Trump hasn’t suggested that background checks legislation be linked with the concealed carry proposal.

— Bloomberg.com, "Congress Hits Same Hurdles on Guns as It Did on Immigration," 28 Feb. 2018
Jay Nixon’s veto and legalized concealed carry without a permit in 2016.

— tessa weinberg, kansascity, "Missouri law lets domestic abusers have guns. Legislators are trying to change that | The Kansas City Star," 15 Feb. 2018
Event-goers with conceal carry permits will not be allowed to bring a firearm into the arena, Grimes said.

— carol robinson, AL.com, "Security guard charged with attempted murder in Homewood Walmart shooting," 18 Apr. 2018
Another bill would further tighten the state’s concealed carry law.

— amy s. rosenberg, Philly.com, "N.J. Congressional candidate won't have to show hand on state gun bills before primary," 9 Apr. 2018

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