Concealed Carry in North Carolina

No (as of the current statute text). 'It shall be unlawful for any person willfully and intentionally to carry concealed about his or her person any pistol or gun' except on the person's own premises, with a valid concealed handgun permit (or a permit valid under G.S. 14-415.24), or as a deployed military permittee. Violation is 'a Class 2 misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class H felony for a second or subsequent offense.'

Concealed handgun permit, shall-issue: 'The sheriff shall issue a permit to carry a concealed handgun to a person who qualifies for a permit under G.S. 14-415.12' (application to the sheriff of the county of residence). Criteria include 'The applicant is 21 years of age or older' and completion of 'an approved firearms safety and training course' that includes live firing and instruction on concealed-carry law and use of deadly force (no hour count stated in the statute). Fees: 'Application fee $80.00', 'Renewal fee $75.00', plus up to $10.00 for fingerprint processing. The sheriff must act 'within 45 days after receipt of the items listed in G.S. 14-415.13'. 'The permit shall be valid throughout the State for a period of five years from the date of issuance.' A permittee approached by an officer while carrying must disclose the permit and show it with identification on request.

All states. 'A valid concealed handgun permit or license issued by another state is valid in North Carolina.' The statute does not list specific states.

A permit does not authorize concealed carry in: areas prohibited by G.S. 14-269.2 (educational property; exceptions include a handgun in a closed compartment of a locked vehicle, and places of worship that also hold a school outside school hours or during services); areas prohibited by 14-269.3 (assemblies charging admission and establishments where alcohol is sold and consumed — permittees exempt unless the premises are posted) and 14-277.2 (parades, funerals, picket lines); areas prohibited by 14-269.4 (State Capitol, Executive Mansion, and 'any building housing any court of the General Court of Justice'); areas barred by General Assembly rule; areas prohibited by federal law; law enforcement or correctional facilities; buildings housing only State or federal offices; State or federal offices in other buildings; and private premises posted with 'a conspicuous notice' prohibiting concealed handguns (an infraction, fine up to $500). It is unlawful, with or without a permit, to carry a concealed handgun while consuming alcohol or with alcohol or an unlawfully used controlled substance in the body. Permittees may carry in State parks.

The statute bars carrying a pistol 'concealed about his or her person' without a permit (G.S. 14-269(a1)); permittees may carry concealed, including in vehicles, outside the excluded areas. On State-owned or State-leased parking areas, permit holders may keep a handgun in a closed compartment or container in a locked vehicle (§ 14-269(a2)); similar locked-vehicle exceptions apply to permit holders on educational property ('in a closed compartment or container within the person's locked vehicle', § 14-269.2(k)) and at courthouse/State Capitol grounds (§ 14-269.4).