Usually means: Visible carrying of firearms publicly.
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  1. open carry: Merriam-Webster
  2. open carry: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. open-carry: Wordnik
  4. open carry: Wiktionary
  5. Open Carry, Open carry: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. Open Carry: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (open carry)

▸ noun:  (chiefly US) The practice of openly carrying a firearm in public.

Similar:
shooting iron, gunplay, knife control, brandishment, draw, gunpoint, shooting, gunning, paper hunting, contagious fire, more...

Opposite:
concealed carry, hidden carry, restricted carry

Phrases:
Open carry in the United States, more...

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Similar:
shooting iron, gunplay, knife control, brandishment, draw, gunpoint, shooting, gunning, paper hunting, contagious fire, more...

Opposite:
concealed carry, hidden carry, restricted carry

Phrases:
Open carry in the United States, more...



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