How to Use concealed carry in a Sentence

concealed carry

noun
  • Every day concealed carry folks ride trains and buses with you.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 16 June 2019
  • Certain knife types, such as switchblades, are barred from some states for both open and concealed carry.
    — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2024
  • And people armed, again, concealed carry on scene, every floor and every school.
    — Fox News, 19 May 2018
  • Florida is only one of a handful of states that still has concealed carry permits.
    — Jeffrey Schweers, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The man said his wallet had a credit card, driver’s license and concealed carry permit.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 28 Apr. 2021
  • Locke had no criminal record and had a license and concealed carry permit for the gun, his family said.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Event-goers with conceal carry permits will not be allowed to bring a firearm into the arena, Grimes said.
    — Carol Robinson, AL.com, 18 Apr. 2018
  • While the law allows the open or concealed carry of firearms, many employers have policies in place that prohibit weapons at work.
    — Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The state allows open carry and concealed carry for firearms including handguns and rifles.
    — Hannah Pinski, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Bloomington police filled out a clear and present danger form and seized Witt’s concealed carry license.
    — chicagotribune.com, 15 June 2018
  • Instead, the judges seemed to focus on portions of the law dealing with public carry and concealed carry of switchblades.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Goodson, an Ohio concealed carry permit holder, was legally armed at the time of the shooting, police said.
    — Christina Maxouris, CNN, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Look at the laws passed this year — nothing to make Hoosier lives better — concealed carry without a permit required is one of their last claims to fame.
    — Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2022
  • Forty-three states require a license to concealed carry so long as a gun owner passes a background check and completes safety training.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 23 June 2022
  • More than 2 million Floridians have concealed carry permits – the most in the nation.
    — John Haughey, Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2020
  • Authorities said that both Bell and her sister were valid concealed carry license holders and that Bell bought the firearm last spring.
    — William Lee, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The court will also take up cases on gun rights and the right to concealed carry, as well as whether public funding should be used to cover financial aid for religious schools.
    — Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021
  • The new fee comes a year and a half after the city first approved a plan to process concealed carry weapon applications in April 2023.
    — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2024
  • All this does is allow someone like me, who can conceal carry in Virginia, not get thrown in jail for driving through, say Illinois, with a pistol in my car.
    — Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2017
  • Harris had a handgun in his car but does not have an active FOID card or concealed carry license, police said.
    — Daily Southtown Staff, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The new law also aims to streamline the process for renewing FOID cards and concealed carry licenses.
    — Jeremy Gorner, chicagotribune.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • One such incident occurred in Gurnee, Illinois, where an adult concealed carry permit holder believed a student was in danger.
    — Jazmin Towe, Parents, 12 Apr. 2026
  • What’s unclear is why Ricci’s concealed carry weapon permit, also known as a CCW, was suspended in the first place.
    — Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Laws further loosened when Illinois became the last state in the country to legalize concealed carry in 2014.
    — Bayliss Wagner, USA TODAY, 23 June 2022
  • The state issued or renewed more than 67,000 concealed carry licenses in 2024.
    — Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Minnesota also allows concealed carry permit holders to bring firearms to political demonstrations.
    — Paul Kiefer, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026
  • Forms of identification that are no longer accepted at polling places include utility bills, bank statements, hunting and fishing licenses, bank or debit cards, and concealed carry gun permits.
    — John Raby, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
  • Missouri has some of the nation’s least restrictive gun laws, including permitless concealed carry and no limits on ammunition capacity.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 8 June 2026
  • Hawaii prevents concealed carry permit holders from carrying on private property without the owner’s express consent, either verbally or via hanging a sign.
    — Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, Democrats who have criticized open and concealed carry laws for years, Winkler added, are not amplifying that position after Pretti’s death.
    — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026

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