Is CCW in NC really worth it?

It may very well happen , here in VA the Governor just signed an amendment to allow us to CC in a restaurant that serves as long as we are not drinking.
 
Some people need to look at the dates on the original post. :p

New CC carrier here. The restaurant thing bothers me too.
 
It seems to me that it's almost less of a hassle to just open-carry in N.C.. It's not unlawful in 99% of NC to strap a pistol on your belt and go about your business most anywhere.
 
Yes, a CCW permit is worth it. Plus, as more and more people get their permits in NC, the more likely you are to see some of those restrictions lifted.

Typically naysayers predict blood in the streets to go along with the passage of CCW but when that doesn't happen, laws that were put in place out of fear (and fear mongering) will be relaxed.
 
castle doctrine

my understanding of the castle doctrine is that if anyone is inside of your home, then you do not have a "duty to retreat" prior to using a firearm against the intruder.

however, there appears to be differing versions of the castle doctrine. as it was explained to me in my home state of indiana, if i catch you in my home, then i can blast away.

however, in my current state of north carolina, there is a clause that says something to the effect of "if they are breaking into your home, then you can shoot" BUT "if you come home and find an intruder already in your home, then you cannot shoot unless they make a life-threatening gesture towards you"

as bass-akwards as this sounds, i asked my CCW teacher to clarify that statement, and he repeated that "if you find someone already in your home, then you can't just blast away"

i won't tell you what i think of north carolina's version of the castle doctrine, but i have a good lawyer, so...
 
Yes, that is a BS law if there ever was one. Wonder who's gonna tell the perp's side of the story if he's lying dead on someone's living room floor?
 
Yeah worth it.
But, trips have to be planned well---school grounds, post office, bank, and going on base add to the other issue of a restaurant and most malls.
Even can't carry half the year in the woods if it happens to be designated game lands.
 
Military CCW

Sorry to bring this back to life after a couple years. But i was looking for NC CCW and stumbled across this. This is completely off topic from what this started as. But I am military stationed in SC (however currently deployed) paying TN state taxes. Me and my wife are NC residents though and our DL still shows our NC address that we call home. I know that military has dual residency, but i am wondering if we will be able to get my NC CCW. Thanks for any and all help. I asked a couple of the class instructors and nobody was able to provide a yes or no answer. And due to being deployed, it is rather dificult to get in touch with the sheriff to ask him myself.
 
Yeah it is worth it I think.
When Ohio first passed our CHL the law was pretty crazy too. Our car carry law was that the pistol had to be in a locked case in plain siight or in the holster in plain sight. Meaning we had to uncover our concealed weapon while in the car and recover when we exited the car. No carry I no places that served alcohol.

We have nibbled away at some of the more crazier bits. Car carry is much better but we still need to notify LEO when stopped. We can carry now into any unposted restaurant.

Still needs work but it is better then where we started. But I am positive that all of us that got our CHLs and supported our in state pro-carry groups gave us a voice in the state. That helped make the changes happen.
 
In Carolina the CCW is issued by the sheriff of the county that you live in. Meaning you have to show a drivers license with that address. I don't think there are any provisions otherwise. You are in a Catch-22 - it is not that you are not permitted to have one , but you'll have to jump through all sorts of hoops to talk any sheriff into issueing you the permit . Good luck.
 
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