Further, IF North Carolina has an Non-Resident permit, I'd still get one of those. There's some fairly ridiculous ways reciprocal permits don't quite jibe with federal laws i.e. school zone etc., that probably wouldn't survive the first asshat prosecuting under it, but I wouldn't want to be billed for being the test case.
Basically, and unless this changed, if you're in NC, and you drive through a tiny town past a farm school, you may not be able to get through that town without passing 1000 yards from a school. I can think of one of these towns next to my grandparents farm in Iowa for example. With a out of state permit, that's against the law, with a state permit it's not. Even if the state recognizes your permit.
Given the current court's recent 2A decisions the chances of this surving an Equal Protection claim seems fairly minuscule, but again if I were spending 9 months out of state with a possible apartment next door to a school as the crow flies, or in some other way possibly unknowingly near a school, I'd get a local permit if it was available.
Basically, and unless this changed, if you're in NC, and you drive through a tiny town past a farm school, you may not be able to get through that town without passing 1000 yards from a school. I can think of one of these towns next to my grandparents farm in Iowa for example. With a out of state permit, that's against the law, with a state permit it's not. Even if the state recognizes your permit.
Given the current court's recent 2A decisions the chances of this surving an Equal Protection claim seems fairly minuscule, but again if I were spending 9 months out of state with a possible apartment next door to a school as the crow flies, or in some other way possibly unknowingly near a school, I'd get a local permit if it was available.