benEzra
Moderator Emeritus
NC's laws are listed by the Brady Campaign as 13th strictest in the nation. The typical media characterization of gun ownership as "a southern thing" and the southern states overall as the most pro-gun jurisdictions in the nation are based primarily on the ignorance of northern reporters and editors. Some southern states have laws that are very pro-gun (FL, SC), and some, not so much (NC, AL).One last thing, I am a bit surprised that NC & SC have stricter gun laws than Oregon. In ORegon I can carry my gun everywhere but the federal gov't and law enforcement buildings. No such restrictions on restaurants, bars, etc.
A whole lot of southern gun-control laws date to the Jim Crow era, as a way to make owning and carrying a gun more difficult for people with the "wrong" color skin. I believe NC's pistol purchase permit law (under which the sheriff can deny you for not being of "good moral character", which means whatever he wants it to mean), and various other rather asinine laws are of Jim Crow origin.
If you were to move here from a pro-gun northern, midwestern, or western state, you'd certainly be surprised at some of the silly restrictions we have to put up with. "At least it's not CA/NJ/MA/IL/WI" is about as good as we can claim...
No, you get one CHL license (which isn't limited to any particular gun) and you can carry any handgun you own, just like in Oregon, Florida, or pretty much anywhere else. The separate-permit-for-each-handgun thing is the $5 purchase permit, not the carry license. If you do obtain a carry license, you don't need to obtain purchase permits, BTW; you just show your CHL and you're good to go.Also, you don't have to get a permit for each gun you carry? IN Oregon my permit works for all my guns. Sometimes I carry two at a time. Oh well, I guess restrictions are something I have to get use to.
I may be wrong, but I *think* NC requires the course to cover NC law, and the instructor must be NC certified. That's my understanding, anyway.Also, in Oregon I never had to take any 8 hour course. Do you think if I took an 8 hour course with Oregon Firearms Academy that it would qualify for a conceal weapon permit in NC & SC? I have a certifcate from that course and documentation proving I completed it with the gold level. Perhaps using that cerftificate is just wishful thinking?
Around here, the going rate for the class is $50 and most are held on a Saturday, so you don't have to miss work.