concealed carry

¹ American  

[kuhn-seeld kar-ee] / kənˈsild ˈkær i /

noun

1. the practice of carrying a concealed gun or other weapon in public.

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concealed-carry ² American  

[kuhn-seeld-kar-ee] / kənˈsildˈkær i /

verb (used with or without object)

concealed-carried, concealed-carrying

1. to carry a concealed gun or other weapon in public.

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Etymology

Origin of concealed carry¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Origin of concealed-carry²

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

W. Scott Lewis, a founding board member of Students for Concealed Carry who now works to find common ground between gun-rights and gun-safety groups, said he has watched videos of Pretti’s death numerous times.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Hawaii law requires a gun owner with a concealed carry permit to get the explicit permission of a private property owner before bringing a firearm into their establishment.

From Barron's

But some stores the brief mentions—such as Walmart, Walgreens and Kroger—reference open, not concealed, carry in their store policies.

From The Wall Street Journal

A shop could theoretically post a sign on the door—or the parking lot entrance?—saying it doesn’t object to concealed carry.

From The Wall Street Journal

This the state cannot do; for most of American history, states banned concealed carry but permitted open carry.

From Los Angeles Times