permitless
Needing no license
Permitless describes something that doesn't require a permit or license.
The term appears most often in debates over gun laws: permitless carry allows people to carry firearms without obtaining a permit from the state.
Several states have adopted permitless carry legislation.
Without official permit
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- illegalForbidden by statute
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
- prohibitedOfficially not permitted
illicit · contraband · bootleg · black-market · underground · banned · forbidden · clandestine
Not controlled by rules
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unhinderedNot held back
deregulated · barrier-free · streamlined · liberalized · autonomous · self-directed · unimpeded · frictionless
Bearing weapons visibly
- gun-rightsWeapon ownership advocacy
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
- holsterSidearm carrying case
Legal or financial obligation
- dangerExposure to harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
exposure · jeopardy · insecurity · uncertainty · threat · unaccountable · unvetted · unchecked
Formal surrender of rights
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
- grandfatheredProtected by precedent
amnesty · exclusion · carve-out · opt-out · bypass · workaround · loophole · special-case
unlicensed
Without official permit
- unregisteredNot formally recorded
- illegalForbidden by statute
- unlawfulForbidden by statute
prohibited · illicit · contraband · bootleg · black-market · underground · banned · forbidden · clandestine · smuggled
unregulated
Not controlled by rules
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
- unfetteredFree from restriction
unhindered · deregulated · barrier-free · streamlined · liberalized · autonomous · self-directed · unimpeded · frictionless · hassle-free
open-carry
Bearing weapons visibly
- gun-rightsWeapon ownership advocacy
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- handgunFirearm for single-hand use
liability
Legal or financial obligation
- dangerExposure to harm
- hazardSource of potential harm
- recklessnessCareless disregard for danger
vulnerability · exposure · jeopardy · insecurity · uncertainty · threat · unaccountable · unvetted · unchecked · unmonitored
waiver
Formal surrender of rights
- exceptionDeviation from standard
- immunityProtected from harm
- dispensationOfficial permission to skip rules
grandfathered · amnesty · exclusion · carve-out · opt-out · bypass · workaround · loophole · special-case · preemption
permitlesspermitted
Granted leave to proceed
licensed · authorized · sanctioned · approved · certified
permit, permission, permitted, permissible, permitting, permits, permissive, impermissible, permissibility