The word open-carry is exactly what it sounds like. It means that you have to display that you are carrying the weapon. For the non-US, the logic behind the law was that openly holding a gun meant that you weren't trying to commit any crimes. If you hide your gun, people thought you were trying commit a crime.

It is illegal to conceal a gun without a license. In order to be doing "open-carry", your gun must be visible to the people around you. If you hide that you are carrying a gun, that is considered illegal.

Also you need to have a permit to do open carry in Minnesota, Minnesota is one of the few states that requires you to have a license to do open carry.

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 15 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Pretti was licensed, not that the punishment for having a gun when you're not supposed to is summary execution.

[–] dead@hexbear.net 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My comment is not about Pretti. My comment is replying to a post telling people to find "vantage points and cover".

[–] Le_Wokisme@hexbear.net 12 points 6 days ago

in the context of getting to a vantage point, carry laws don't always apply to disassembled or packaged firearms. I wouldn't go from the sporting goods store to the bank, but the law accommodates driving home or to the range etc.

also if someone is doing their best miss pavlichenko i'm not sure they're worried about carry laws anymore.

[–] CHOPSTEEQ@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 days ago

Small correction, it’s not illegal to conceal without a permit everywhere in the US. FL for example now allows anyone to do so, if they meet all the requirements to get the permit.