North Carolina: Selling handgun to LEO

[Snowdog]

Hi again folks, it's been a while.

I'm looking to sell an M&P Shield .45 that I really don't have a use for and have a question. Whenever I sell a handgun, it either goes to an FFL or someone who also has a valid CCW. Yesterday, a sworn officer (part time Sheriff deputy) who no longer has a CCW had shown interest in the pistol.

Now, this person did at one time have a CCW, but found he could not really make much use of it unless out of his jurisdiction (as he has to carry what he had qualified with), so he let it expire.

So here's the question: Can I sell to a Sheriff deputy or Police officer who does not had a valid CCW or could doing so result in a misdemeanor?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Art Eatman]

It's a state-law specific thing about in-state face-to-face sales. In Texas or Georgia, e.g., go ahead and do it.

 

[gc70]

From page 9 of North Carolina Firearms Laws issued by the State Attorney General:

The requirement for obtaining a permit before purchasing a handgun does not apply to law enforcement officers of North Carolina, who are authorized by law to carry firearms.

From N.C.G.S. § 14-404(d):

Nothing in this Article shall apply to officers authorized by law to carry firearms if the officers identify themselves to the vendor or donor as being officers authorized by law to carry firearms and provide any of the following:

1. A letter signed by the officer's supervisor or superior officer stating that the officer is authorized by law to carry a firearm.
2. A current photographic identification card issued by the officer's employer.
3. A current photographic identification card issued by a State agency that identifies the individual as a law enforcement officer or a probation and parole officer certified by the State of North Carolina.
4. A current identification card issued by the officer's employer and another form of current photographic identification.

 

[Snowdog]

That's exactly what I was looking for, gc70. Thanks guys!

 

[Frank Ettin]

Asked and answered.