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open carry
[ oh-puhn kar-ee ]
/ ˈoʊ pən ˈkær i /
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noun
the practice of publicly carrying a gun or other weapon that is fully or partially visible.
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open-carry
[ oh-puhn-kar-ee ]
/ ˈoʊ pənˈkær i /
verb (used with or without object), o·pen-car·ried, o·pen-car·ry·ing.
to openly carry a gun or other weapon in public: He open-carried a pistol to his daughter’s school.
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