Evergreen
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I am considering moving to North Carolina from Washington state. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and sadly due to the insane cost of living and endless amount of crazy liberal politics that seem to be encroaching upon us here, I am going to be moving out of the region.
Being a native Oregonian, I do feel like North Carolina has a lot to offer and is a beautiful and forested state just like where I came from.
Anyway, I guess for the time being the Pacific Northwest still has pretty lax gun laws, especially in regards to conceal carry. I see many of the states in the South require long 8-hour NRA gun courses, written exams and you even may have to hire some type of 3rd party company to assist you with acquiring the license.
I am not a fan of conceal carry licenses, being more Liberty and Constitutional minded person. EVen though the liberals here are fighting to ban guns and conceal carry, for the time being the laws are pretty nice. I've never had to complete long courses and do challenging written exams to be able to exercise my 2A rights. I've heard NOrth Carolina is fighting to change these laws and go Constitutional Carry, but for the time being I guess I am stuck with the system that is in place.
I will say that I took an 8-hour NRA course from Oregon Firearm's Academy, but it was about 6 or 7 years ago now. I still have the certificate. I also took a couple gun safety and education courses when I got my previous Oregon CHL and Utah CFP permits.
As of now, I have two concealed handgun licenses. A Washington state CHL and an Idaho CWL, which is recognized in over 30 states as a non-resident, I believe from the reciprocity maps I am looking at.
My question is the following. First, is there anything I can do to avoid having to take all these courses and pay all these fees to get a North Carolina concealed handgun permit? I was reading that North Carolina has some type of online application where you can apply online and bypass all the range and course requirements. I'm not sure if this is accurate or if I was misinformed there.
Second question, I am reading North Carolina recognizes conceal handgun licenses from almost every state, including Washington and Idaho. Would then, I even be required to get a North Carolina concealed handgun license? I know some states will recognize an out of state license from even a resident of that sate. But, some states , including Washington require you to have a concealed handgun license from the state if you are a resident of the state. What would be the law in North Carolina in this regard?
Final question, would the 8-hour NRA course I took at Oregon Firearm's Academy count towards a concealed handgun permit in North Carolina? Or, does it have to be taken in state or have to be taken within a certain number of years? If I could just show them my certificate for the NRA Defensive Handgun course I took, that would be easy enough. That course cost me quite a bit of money and don't have the funds and time right now, as I am between jobs.
I appreciate whatever information people can give me and will try to make a call to Sheriff department in Charlotte area (Where I am thinking of moving). However, sometimes I don't always get a great answer from the local LE agency, so it is good to hear other people's advice who live in the area and may have been in similar situations.
Being a native Oregonian, I do feel like North Carolina has a lot to offer and is a beautiful and forested state just like where I came from.
Anyway, I guess for the time being the Pacific Northwest still has pretty lax gun laws, especially in regards to conceal carry. I see many of the states in the South require long 8-hour NRA gun courses, written exams and you even may have to hire some type of 3rd party company to assist you with acquiring the license.
I am not a fan of conceal carry licenses, being more Liberty and Constitutional minded person. EVen though the liberals here are fighting to ban guns and conceal carry, for the time being the laws are pretty nice. I've never had to complete long courses and do challenging written exams to be able to exercise my 2A rights. I've heard NOrth Carolina is fighting to change these laws and go Constitutional Carry, but for the time being I guess I am stuck with the system that is in place.
I will say that I took an 8-hour NRA course from Oregon Firearm's Academy, but it was about 6 or 7 years ago now. I still have the certificate. I also took a couple gun safety and education courses when I got my previous Oregon CHL and Utah CFP permits.
As of now, I have two concealed handgun licenses. A Washington state CHL and an Idaho CWL, which is recognized in over 30 states as a non-resident, I believe from the reciprocity maps I am looking at.
My question is the following. First, is there anything I can do to avoid having to take all these courses and pay all these fees to get a North Carolina concealed handgun permit? I was reading that North Carolina has some type of online application where you can apply online and bypass all the range and course requirements. I'm not sure if this is accurate or if I was misinformed there.
Second question, I am reading North Carolina recognizes conceal handgun licenses from almost every state, including Washington and Idaho. Would then, I even be required to get a North Carolina concealed handgun license? I know some states will recognize an out of state license from even a resident of that sate. But, some states , including Washington require you to have a concealed handgun license from the state if you are a resident of the state. What would be the law in North Carolina in this regard?
Final question, would the 8-hour NRA course I took at Oregon Firearm's Academy count towards a concealed handgun permit in North Carolina? Or, does it have to be taken in state or have to be taken within a certain number of years? If I could just show them my certificate for the NRA Defensive Handgun course I took, that would be easy enough. That course cost me quite a bit of money and don't have the funds and time right now, as I am between jobs.
I appreciate whatever information people can give me and will try to make a call to Sheriff department in Charlotte area (Where I am thinking of moving). However, sometimes I don't always get a great answer from the local LE agency, so it is good to hear other people's advice who live in the area and may have been in similar situations.