concealed carry

noun

Updated on: 17 Apr 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

The official march rejects reciprocity for concealed carry licenses in all states or any legislation that would put guns into schools.

— emily bamforth, cleveland.com, "Widespread school walkouts planned across Northeast Ohio for gun control," 13 Mar. 2018
The state auditor was tasked with examining the state’s concealed carry permitting program after Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, D-Sacramento, asked the Joint Legislative Audit Committee to pursue an investigation into Jones’ office.

— nashelly chavez, sacbee, "State watchdog urges prosecutor to charge Sacramento sheriff over early information release," 9 Jan. 2018
The effort to make concealed carry permits work across state lines passed in the House, but won’t make it out of the Senate.

— margaret hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump’s Minor Gun Actions Are Probably All Congress Will Allow," 23 Feb. 2018
The president also suggested arming and providing concealed carry permits for teachers or retired military personnel on campus.

— kathryn watson, CBS News, "Trump floats arming teachers, increasing age for gun purchases in emotional listening session," 21 Feb. 2018
Last June, the court also turned away a constitutional challenge to ordinances in San Diego and Los Angeles which strictly limit concealed carry permits.

— david g. savage, latimes.com, "Supreme Court leaves in place California's 10-day wait for gun buyers, rejects 2nd Amendment challenge," 20 Feb. 2018
Wisconsin has granted more than 300,000 concealed carry permits since 2011.

— bruce vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Tim Schmidt of West Bend-based CCW group appears on 60 Minutes," 12 Feb. 2018
Ward has attacked Kelly’s past votes to authorize permitless conceal carry.

— jonathan shorman, kansascity, "Kansas Democrats clash over who could defeat Kobach, Colyer and Orman | The Kansas City Star," 3 Mar. 2018
Highland Park’s rule was allowed to stand, but because of the time limit in Illinois’ concealed carry act, the window is closed to other Illinois municipalities interested in a similar ban.

— monique garcia, chicagotribune.com, "Democratic race to succeed Attorney General Lisa Madigan becomes battle to stop Pat Quinn," 2 Mar. 2018

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