open carry
Unconcealed weapon transport
Open carry is the practice of visibly carrying a firearm in public, as opposed to concealed carry.
The term appears most often in discussions of gun rights and state laws: Texas allows open carry of handguns.
Whether open carry is legal, and under what conditions, varies widely by jurisdiction.
Sidearm carrying case
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
- sidearmPersonal weapon carried holstered
belt · hip · shoulder · holstered · unholstered · loaded · unloaded · magazine
Available to all
- visibleAble to be seen
- exposedOut in open
- displayedPresented for observation
- deterrentThing that discourages action
plain sight · intimidation · confrontation · 911 call · law enforcement · police response · business owner · private property
Official written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permitlessRequiring no official document
- statuteEnacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
jurisdiction · state law · preemption · reciprocity · signage · compliance · infringement · restriction
Justified claims to freedoms
- activismDirect effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
protest · NRA · gun lobby · normalization · deterrence · awareness · education · movement
holster
Sidearm carrying case
- pistolCompact one-handed firearm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- revolverPistol with rotating chamber
sidearm · belt · hip · shoulder · holstered · unholstered · loaded · unloaded · magazine · caliber
public
Available to all
plain sight · deterrent · intimidation · confrontation · 911 call · law enforcement · police response · business owner · private property · restaurant
permit
Official written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permitlessRequiring no official document
- statuteEnacted written rule
regulation · jurisdiction · state law · preemption · reciprocity · signage · compliance · infringement · restriction · ban
rights
Justified claims to freedoms
- activismDirect effort for reform
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
rally · protest · NRA · gun lobby · normalization · deterrence · awareness · education · movement · proponent
- gun lawsgun control, gun rights, gun laws, gun safety, gun permits
- self-defenseself-defense, martial arts, self-protection, karate, pepper spray
- combat trainingbasic training, boot camp, combat drills, drills, drilling
- gun safetygun safety, trigger discipline, safe storage, gun safe, trigger lock
- marksmanshipmarksmanship, dry firing, accuracy, aim, target practice
- state lawsstate statutes, state code, state constitution, criminal code, WAC
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