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The '''Open-Carry Movement''' is a recent movement towards the freedom to openly carry a [[gun]] for self defense purposes. Open-Carry supporters argue that since they have the right to own and possess a [[gun]] 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. This movement has quickly gained popularity in the [[United States]].

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.  

 

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 States]]) such as [[Arizona]], [[Texas]], and [[Alaska]]

==See Also==

==See Also==

[[Gun Control]]

* [[Gun Control]]

* [[American Redoubt]]

==External Links==

==External Links==

http://opencarry.org/index.html

http://opencarry.org/index.html

[[Category:Second Amendment]]

[[Category:Second Amendment]]