Definition of open carry
US
:the act or practice of carrying a firearm openly in public or the legal right to do so
- In Pennsylvania, open carry is generally allowed without a license, but Philadelphia does require a license.
- —Joshua Gillin
- The next frontier for gun-rights advocates is "open carry," epitomized last year by protests in which permitted gun owners carried firearms in plain view at Starbucks coffee shops.
- —Patrik Jonsson
- Three more states ban concealed carry but not open carry.
- —Hank Johnson and Mitch Seabaugh
- open carry laws/legislation
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