claim: "forty-five states allow open carry of firearms."
author: marion hammer
evidence_1: dec 16, 2012 ... but it's worth noting that at the state level, gun laws have been getting ... thirty- five states allow open carry of handguns without a permit, while ...
evidence_2: in 2017, two states passed legislation to allow students and faculty to carry guns  on college campuses, arkansas and georgia. over the last five years, campus ...
evidence_3: nov 9, 2015 ... forty-five states allow open carry of firearms. varying restrictions on open-carry in  some states does not change the fact that 45 states allow ...
evidence_4: as of 2018, 45 states allowed open carry, but the details vary ... of columbia fully  prohibit the open carry of handguns.
evidence_5: five states (california, florida, illinois new york, and south carolina), as well as  ... thirty-one states allow the open carrying of a handgun without any license or ...