concealed-carry
/kənˌsiːld ˈkæri/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˌsiːld ˈkæri/ (ame, ipa)
concealed-carry — noun
1. carrying a loaded handgun in public under your clothes or inside a bag so other
carrying a loaded handgun in public under your clothes or inside a bag so other people cannot see it, or the legal right to do this
Texas allows concealed-carry without a permit for most adults over twenty-one.
concealed-carry without a permit (predicative noun phrase)
Naoko applied for a concealed-carry permit after her shop was robbed twice.
concealed-carry permit (attributive use before permit)
The new concealed-carry law takes effect on the first of June.
Many police chiefs across the state oppose expanding concealed-carry to college campuses.
Diego teaches a safety class for people who want concealed-carry training.
- CCW
abbreviation of 'carrying a concealed weapon'; used mainly in US police and legal writing
- concealed weapon permit
names the legal document rather than the practice
- open-carry
carrying a firearm where other people can clearly see it
文法句型
concealed-carry permit
concealed-carry law
support concealed-carry
用法筆記
Most often appears attributively before nouns like permit, law, holster, class, or training; the standalone noun usage is mainly in US legal and political writing. Distinguish from open-carry, where the gun is visible.