A: Per the North Carolina Attorney General’s interpretation of relevant State law, the answer is clearly and unequivocally NO. This position covered individual private citizens. Apparently it did not apply to businesses and trusts where NFA (National Firearms Act of 1934) weapons are controlled by Federal law and regulation covering permits obtained and taxes paid.
are based upon statutory authority, case law, and Attorney General opinions. As there is an ever increasing awareness of firearms and their potential for misuse, all gun owners are urged to carefully evaluate their current methods of using and transporting firearms to ensure compliance with North Carolina law.
Complain Online. First, choose the consumer complaint form that fits your problem. Next, enter the information into the form and submit it electronically. You can attach up to four supporting documents. Please copy and mail any additional supporting documents along with a printed copy of your complaint. General Consumer Complaint Form.
The N.C. Attorney General's Office oversees Concealed Handgun Reciprocity in North Carolina. North Carolina firearms, gun laws Effective December 1, 2011, North Carolina automatically recognizes concealed carry permits issued in any other state.
Under federal law, a person is generally prohibited from acquiring or possessing firearms if, among other things, they have been convicted of certain crimes or become subject to certain court orders related to domestic violence or a serious mental condition.
You can fill out form 4473 online. The following items must be completed by the buyer: Personal Information (including residence address, place of birth, SSN); Questionnaire about mental and physical health, as well as past violations of the law.
When law enforcement is looking for information on the owner of a gun that is connected to a crime, they run an electronic trace, or e-trace, on the gun. By looking up the gun's serial number the ATF can determine the manufacturer of the gun, and the manufacturer can tell the ATF which FFL got that weapon.Mar 2, 2018
Pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-404(c)(3), an individual is disqualified from receiving a pistol purchase permit if the applicant is “an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug.”
In the end, his guns were seized and he has remained off of the FPSRussia channel for good reason — there are no more guns to show off there. However, Kyle has opted to run a gaming podcast and Twitch stream under the name "Painkiller Already," where you can follow his exploits.May 5, 2020
Licensees shall retain each ATF Form 4473 for a period of not less than 20 years after the date of sale or disposition.
The projectile coming out of the shotgun is not traceable because the barrel bore is smooth and doesn't make lands and grooves on what's coming out of the shell itself. The shell can be identified with a particular shotgun by the impression that's made by the firing pin.
Several criteria are considered before choosing subjects for the ATF Most Wanted list. Seriousness of the crime committed. Past criminal record of the defendant. Potential for the defendant to be a dangerous menace to society, based on the current or past charge.
The shortage has been attributed to many factors, including pandemic-era supply chain disruptions, the bankruptcy of major supplier Remington in 2020, the massive amount of new gun owners in the last year, and the resulting surge in demand.Nov 8, 2021
North Carolina is a permissive open carry state in the USA. Therefore, you do not need a permit to open carry in the state. There are also restrictions for places where the state prohibits open carry and the general possession of firearms.
valid. It is advisable to not laminate the paper permit. ... Additionally, you will be required to surrender both the plastic hard card and paper license upon renewal.
North Carolina bans people with even a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction from getting a concealed carry permit, and in some cases the courts can also ban domestic abusers from buying guns in the future.Mar 8, 2018
Attorney General Josh Stein reached agreement on a consent order that will require JUUL to pay $40 million and make drastic changes to the way it conducts business. North Carolina is the first state in the nation to successfully hold JUUL accountable.
Robocalls are disrupting the lives of far too many North Carolininans. Don’t let robocallers scam you with coronavirus scare tactics. Report online below or call toll-free at 1 (844) 8-NO-ROBO.
Attorney General Josh Stein and Associate Justice Anita Earls, co-chairs of the North Carolina Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice, delivered the Task Force’s reccomendations report to Gov. Roy Cooper. Click below for the full report.
Handguns: if you have a concealed handgun license, you can transport concealed. Otherwise, it is permissible to transport loaded in plain view ( such as on the seat with nothing covering it), as long as you aren’t in an area where possession or display is banned (and there are a LOT of those).
The Jim Crow era is over, and the laws of that era need to be eliminated. Most people agree with that in principle, but for some reason when it comes to guns a significant number of people seem to think that discrimination and arbitrary requirements are a good thing. This is something NCRPA totally disagrees with.
A: Assault rifles (the real ones) are select-fire battle rifles available only to military and law enforcement. “Select-fire” means that they can be switched between semi-automatic mode (one shot per trigger pull) and full-automatic (machine gun) or “burst” mode (multiple shots per trigger pull).
A: There is no NC state law that requires you to register your firearms, or notify any public official. One county in NC requires its residents to register handguns – Durham County. This power was granted to Durham County by the State Legislature. No other counties or localities are permitted to require registration.
A: “Semi-automatic” means the gun uses the energy of a fired cartridge to load the next cartridge. A better term for semi-automatic is “autoloader” or self-loader.”. An autoloader will fire only one bullet each time the trigger is pulled. When the bullet is fired the mechanism will then automatically load the next cartridge, ...
It is a Class F felony to willfully discharge a firearm on school grounds. It is also a Class I felony, for any person to cause, encourage, or aid a person who is less than eighteen (18) years old to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, pistol, or other firearm of any kind, on educational property. This particular violation does not apply to BB guns, stun guns, air rifles, or air pistols.
A county sheriff is only authorized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402 to issue a permit to receive or purchase a handgun when an application is submitted by a person who is a resident of his/her particular county. The sole exception is that the sheriff may issue a permit to a non-resident when the purpose of the permit is for collecting. Prior to issuing a permit, the sheriff must fully satisfy him/herself by affidavits, oral evidence, or otherwise, that the applicant is of good moral character and that the person, firm, or corporation wants to possess the weapon for one of the following purposes:
North Carolina’s pistol permitting and concealed carry permit laws qualify as an alternative to the requirements of the Brady Law. Therefore, when a person desires to purchase a handgun from a federally licensed dealer, the person needs to comply solely with North Carolina’s pistol permit laws, and present a valid permit to purchase a handgun or valid North Carolina-issued concealed carry permit. (Please note: Even if a NICS inquiry by a federally licensed dealer was done in this circumstance, it does not do away with the necessity for a pistol purchase permit.) As always, any other transfer between private individuals is also governed by North Carolina’s pistol permit laws.
Any individual who resides with a minor, who owns or possesses a firearm, and stores or leaves that firearm in a condition that the firearm can be discharged, and in a manner that the individual knew, or should have known, that an unsupervised minor would be able to gain access to the firearm, is guilty of a misdemeanor if such minor gains access to the firearm without the lawful permission of the minor’s parents or a person having charge of the minor, and the minor in turn possesses that weapon unlawfully on any campus or educational property in North Carolina; exhibits the weapon in a public place in a careless, angry, or threatening manner; causes personal injury or death with the weapon not in self-defense; or uses the weapon in the commission of a crime. A minor is defined in this law as anyone under the age of eighteen (18) who is not emancipated.
Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a citizen of this State may purchase a firearm in another state if the citizen undergoes a background check that satisfies the law of the state of purchase and that includes an inquiry of the National Instant Background Check System. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-409.10.
It is a Class H felony for an individual to purchase, own, possess or have control of a firearm or any weapon of mass death and destruction, when that person has, by reason of insanity, been acquitted of, or who has been determined under N. C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1002 to lack the capacity to proceed in those crimes enumerated in the N.C. Felony Firearms Acts (see section V. of this publication) and other assaults under North Carolina law. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.3.
North Carolina law strictly controls the ability of individuals to carry weapons concealed. Except under the limited concealed handgun permit provisions of State law, described in Sections III. B. and III. C. of this publication, and the exemptions set out below, it is unlawful for any person in North Carolina, except when on his/her own premises, to willfully and intentionally carry concealed, either on or about his/her person, any “Bowie Knife, dirk, dagger, slungshot, loaded cane, metallic knuckles, razor, shurikin, stungun, or other deadly weapon of like kind.” Specifically exempted from the requirements of this law are ordinary pocket knives carried in a closed position. An ordinary pocket knife is defined as being “a small knife, that is designed to be carried in a pocket or purse, which has its cutting edge and point entirely enclosed by its handle. The knife must not be capable of being opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-269.
First, choose the consumer complaint form that fits your problem. Next, enter the information into the form and submit it electronically. You can attach up to four supporting documents. Please copy and mail any additional supporting documents along with a printed copy of your complaint.
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Due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 situation, we are not able to process hard copy complaints that are mailed in to us the same way we have in the past and request that consumers submit complaints to us via the online form or by calling our consumer assistance line at (919) 716-6000.
After we review your complaint and supporting documents, we will likely forward them to the business complained about for response. You’ll receive copies of all correspondence. If the complaint falls within the jurisdiction of another local, state, or federal agency, we may refer your complaint to that agency.