NC: Can you be charged for Concealed Carry in a Supermarket?

Don: I know of no links for N.C. General Statutes that I can provide you with, nor do I have any books containing same accessible to me here at my residence...and if I did, I quite honestly wouldn't be inclined to type out a statute, any statute, verbatim, especially given my snail's pace typing skills.:o I can say that the judge who presided over this case found the man in question guilty as charged. As an aside, I should mention that the guy we arrested that night emphatically denied doing any actual shooting. He claimed that he had heard the shots as well, and, rather than stay indoors and call 911, he chose to arm up and go looking for the shooter himself. Copious ingestion of alcoholic beverages played a role in his decision, by the way. It was later explained to him that, if that was indeed the case, he'd set the stage for very possibly being shot himself by responding law enforcement. He was not charged for any actual shooting; we would not be able to prove that, since none of us actually saw him fire his weapon.
 
Folks, there is no statute in North Carolina regarding "the terror of the people". It is part of the state's common law, that is, case law that has been developed through the courts as opposed to legislation.

The offense originated in an 1843 case (State v. Huntley, 25 N.C. (3 Ired.) 418, 40 Am. Dec. 416 (1843)) and reads as follows:

1. The offence of riding or going armed with unusual or dangerous weapons, to the terror of the people, is an offence at common law, and is indictable in this State.
2. A man may carry a gun for any lawful purpose of business or amusement, but he cannot go about with that or any other dangerous weapon, to terrify and alarm, and in such manner as naturally will terrify and alarm a peaceful people.
3. The declarations of the defendant are admissible in evidence, on the part of the prosecution, as accompanying, explaining, and characterizing the acts charged.
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As you can see, simple open carry is not a violation. Being drunk and running around with a rifle seems a likely candidate, at least to me. I suppose that it's a judgement call.
 
SingleSix, lest you think I was picking on the LEO's themselves, I wasn't. A couple good friends of mine are NC cops.

However, I find the concept of a "purchase permit" deplorable. You didn't invent it, but your legislature needs to get rid of it.

Also, last I checked, NC was mixed as far as duty to retreat. And your no carrry in restaurants is a major pain.

SC requires ownership of real property in SC, in order for a person to get a non-resident permit. SC won't honor out-of-state permits except for residents of those states, so my FL permit is no good in SC. SC does not have reciprocity with GA, so in SC I am SOL.

To me, that makes the Carolinas the unfriendliest states in the South.
 
MLeake: No offense taken, but thanks for being your usual considerate self. Meanwhile, we're in complete agreement on just about everything you said in your last post: The purchase permit thing is a dumb idea, and should be done away with. What gets me is, folks who hold a CCW license in N.C. do NOT have to get a purchase permit to buy a handgun; their CCW license is sufficient. However, my full time LE status does not count when it comes to buying handguns; I have to get a purchase permit like anyone else would. Strange logic, that. Anyhow, sorry that you've found our region to be non-gun friendly; such has not been my experience, but I respect your opinion, as ever. :)
 
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