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The '''Open-Carry Movement''' is a recent movement towards the [[freedom]] to openly carry a loaded [[gun]] for [[self defense]] purposes. Open-Carry supporters argue that since they have the an [[unalienable right]] (enshrined in the [[Second Amendment]]) to own and possess a [[gun]] ([[handgun]], [[rifle]] or [[shotgun]]) on their person then they should also have the right, which they do, to carry their weapons in the open without having to hide them away.  

The '''Open-Carry Movement''' is a political campaign advocating the [[freedom]] to openly carry a loaded [[gun]] for [[self defense]] purposes. Open-Carry supporters argue that since the [[Second Amendment]]) as interpreted in ''Heller'' recognizes an individual right to own and possess a [[gun]] ([[handgun]], [[rifle]] or [[shotgun]]) in their home, then they should also have the right, which they do, to carry their weapons in the open without having to hide them away.  

This political movement has quickly gained popularity in the [[United States]] particularly in the [[conservative]]-[[libertarian]]-minded [[American Redoubt]] states of [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], [[Utah]], [[Washington State|Eastern Washington]] and [[Oregon]], along with certain other Western "free states" (see [[Red state]]s) such as [[Arizona]], [[Texas]], and [[Alaska]]

This [[United States]] political movement has gained popularity in the particularly in the states of [[Alaska]], [[Arizona]], [[Idaho]], [[Wyoming]], [[Montana]], [[Utah]], [[Texas]] and [[Oregon]].

==See also==

==See also==

* [[Second Amendment]]

* [[Second Amendment]]

* [[Gun Control]]

* [[Gun Control]]

 

==External links==

==External links==

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