Transporting a gun in NC

carolinalady83

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Where do you put your handgun while driving in NC if your vehicle doesn't have a Trunk? From their website I saw that you aren't supposed to conceal it where it is accessible. I don't really want to leave it out, but am seeing conflicting info about locking it in the glove box.
 
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carolinalady83 said:
Where do you put your handgun while driving in NC if your vehicle doesn't have a drunk?
I think that you have bigger worries if your car does have a DRUNK!! :lol: :lol:

Sorry, it was a funny typo. As for the real answer to the question you meant to ask - I do not know. I have a CCW and keep my pistol on my person while driving in N.C. Beyond that I am not sure what the laws are but I am sure someone on here can clear it up!

-Jeff
 
Reference:Traveler's Guide to the Firearms Laws of the Fifty State 2012
North Carolina recognizes all other state issued CWP. When approached by Police, a recognized permittee must declare they have a concealed weapon and a permit.
A pistol placed in a hip holster or on the vehicle's dash or passenger seat is acceptable if the weapon remains visible from outside the vehicle. Handguns carried in Locked glove compartment or console boxes has been deemed lawful by the state department of public safety. However, the attorney general's office still discourages such carry

When we travel through NC I always have my firearm on my side or other firearms being transported in the furthest cargo area so there is no question of an unlawful concealment.

Dave
 
jmt2566 said:
carolinalady83 said:
Where do you put your handgun while driving in NC if your vehicle doesn't have a drunk?
I think that you have bigger worries if your car does have a DRUNK!! :lol: :lol:

Sorry, it was a funny typo. As for the real answer to the question you meant to ask - I do not know. I have a CCW and keep my pistol on my person while driving in N.C. Beyond that I am not sure what the laws are but I am sure someone on here can clear it up!

-Jeff

lol, oops! :)
 
Dave29461 said:
Reference:Traveler's Guide to the Firearms Laws of the Fifty State 2012
North Carolina recognizes all other state issued CWP. When approached by Police, a recognized permittee must declare they have a concealed weapon and a permit.
A pistol placed in a hip holster or on the vehicle's dash or passenger seat is acceptable if the weapon remains visible from outside the vehicle. Handguns carried in Locked glove compartment or console boxes has been deemed lawful by the state department of public safety. However, the attorney general's office still discourages such carry

When we travel through NC I always have my firearm on my side or other firearms being transported in the furthest cargo area so there is no question of an unlawful concealment.

Dave

Thanks. I'll be glad when my CWP comes in so this won't be as much of a concern.
 
94formulabird said:
Can't you open carry in NC?...place it on your hip
Yes, you can open carry without a permit. I don't know how that applies to out of state residents though. I know residents can open carry which also includes putting the gun on the dash or passenger seat.

Edit:
A good site to ask on would be:
www.ncgunowners.com/
They're a helpful bunch.
 
flareback said:
94formulabird said:
Can't you open carry in NC?...place it on your hip
Yes, you can open carry without a permit. I don't know how that applies to out of state residents though. I know residents can open carry which also includes putting the gun on the dash or passenger seat.

Edit:
A good site to ask on would be:
http://www.ncgunowners.com/
They're a helpful bunch.

Pretty sure i read non residents are ok..hope so anyway.I went camping in Virginia a few months ago and open carried from the moment I crossed into nc...
 
Be aware that some municipalities prohibit open carry. You need to research the local laws before you whip it out, so to speak.
 
PCShogun -- NC has pre-emption of many local regulations or ordnances.

? 14-415.23. Statewide Uniformity reads as follows: "It is the intent of the General Assembly to prescribe a uniform system for the regulation of legally carrying a concealed handgun. To insure uniformity, no political subdivisions, boards, or agencies of the State nor any county, city, municipality, municipal corporation, town, township, village, nor any department or agency thereof, may enact ordinances, rules, or regulations concerning legally carrying a concealed handgun.

A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to permit the posting of a prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun, on local government buildings and their appurtenant premises.
A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to prohibit, by posting, the carrying of a concealed handgun on municipal and county recreational facilities that are specifically identified by the unit of local government. If a unit of local government adopts such an ordinance with regard to recreational facilities, then the concealed handgun permittee may, nevertheless, secure the handgun in a locked vehicle within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or area within or on the motor vehicle." Recreational facilities includes only the following: a playground, an athletic field, a swimming pool, and an athletic facility.

The pre-emption was recently strengthened; cities used to be able to regulate carrying firearms on streets and sidewalks, but no longer. The definition of recreational facilities was narrowed, too. That removes a lot of the risk of local ordnances being a factor that you may see in older threads on the internets if you're researching the topic.

NC also has a vague statute called "Going Armed to the Terror of the Public." Open carry without brandishing or doing/saying anything alarming does not qualify as GATTOP. Check out OpenCarry.org for an exhaustive discussion of the topic. A few towns in NC really frown on open carry, such as Cary. They may try to hit you with GATTOP but the charges will not stick. The governing case is State vs. Huntley, which makes it clear that carrying a holstered sidearm while going about your reasonable business is not behavior calculated to alarm others.

Be sure to research where you can and can't carry; they have some weird rules like places which charge admission (which includes movie theaters).

So... tuck in your shirt when you hit the border. Open carry is good to go in NC.
 
(quote)Be sure to research where you can and can't carry; they have some weird rules like places which charge admission (which includes movie theaters).

So... tuck in your shirt when you hit the border. Open carry is good to go in NC.[/quote]

You can't carry in or around parades or in funeral processions. :o
 
Not everyone likes to open carry, either. I prefer to keep a low profile and keep my weapons concealed.

NC says you can place it on the dash, but I prefer to keep it in my waistband. I went through an ID checkpoint in NC a couple months ago and showed my SCDL and CWP, the cop just said "Be Safe" and waved me through.
 
11B3XCIB said:
NC says you can place it on the dash, but I prefer to keep it in my waistband.

I hope you at least had a holster or one of the clips that covers the trigger guard. Mexican carry is not one of the forms of carry I would suggest. :shock:
 
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