The practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public.
gun enthusiasts and supporters of open carry flocked to the meeting
Compare with concealed carry
as modifieropen carry laws
Example sentencesExamples
The state's gun policies are relatively libertarian: Open carry is legal without a permit, and concealed carry requires a permit that is easy to get, with localities forbidden to impose tougher rules.
You can defend yourself pretty much as well with an openly carried gun as with a concealed carry gun (there are pluses and minuses to open carry, but on balance the purely functional difference isn't that vast) - but only if you're willing to let everyone around you know that you're armed.
Supporters of the so-called "open carry" movement argue that sidearms should be precisely that - a common accessory to be worn freely.
Where I live in PA, shall-issue permits are required for concealed carry, but there are no restrictions on open carry other than the federally-mandated ones on K-12 schools, courthouses and other restricted areas.
I'm all for open carry, but I think there's an appropriate time and place to do so.
The latter point may require amendment, however, as Arizona law permits open carry throughout the state, including on shooting ranges.
Phoenix police said the men carrying guns at Monday's event did not need permits, as the state of Arizona has an "open carry" law.
It neither encourages nor discourages the "open carry" laws of the state of Arizona.
Open carry is legal in most states.
I come from another state where open carry is legal but no one does it.
Is the requirement of open carry an impermissible burden on people's privacy?
Arizona has an open carry law and a police officer said the man was doing absolutely nothing illegally.
In most parts of the U.S., open carry stopped being customary well before the vogue for firearms prohibition that began in the 1960s.
Definition of open carry in US English:
open carry
noun
North American
The practice of openly carrying a firearm on one's person in public.
gun enthusiasts and supporters of open carry flocked to the meeting
Compare with concealed carry
as modifieropen carry laws
Example sentencesExamples
The latter point may require amendment, however, as Arizona law permits open carry throughout the state, including on shooting ranges.
The state's gun policies are relatively libertarian: Open carry is legal without a permit, and concealed carry requires a permit that is easy to get, with localities forbidden to impose tougher rules.
It neither encourages nor discourages the "open carry" laws of the state of Arizona.
In most parts of the U.S., open carry stopped being customary well before the vogue for firearms prohibition that began in the 1960s.
Open carry is legal in most states.
Is the requirement of open carry an impermissible burden on people's privacy?
You can defend yourself pretty much as well with an openly carried gun as with a concealed carry gun (there are pluses and minuses to open carry, but on balance the purely functional difference isn't that vast) - but only if you're willing to let everyone around you know that you're armed.
Phoenix police said the men carrying guns at Monday's event did not need permits, as the state of Arizona has an "open carry" law.
Where I live in PA, shall-issue permits are required for concealed carry, but there are no restrictions on open carry other than the federally-mandated ones on K-12 schools, courthouses and other restricted areas.
I come from another state where open carry is legal but no one does it.
Supporters of the so-called "open carry" movement argue that sidearms should be precisely that - a common accessory to be worn freely.
Arizona has an open carry law and a police officer said the man was doing absolutely nothing illegally.
I'm all for open carry, but I think there's an appropriate time and place to do so.