Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > North Carolina
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 08-08-2007, 09:38 AM
 
Location: Cary NC
1 posts, read 25,011 times
Reputation: 17

Advertisements

Hello everyone I am new to this site and am fairly new to NC I moved to Cary a month ago and am wondring if they have laws against having a loaded weapon in your car for personal protection. I have been to many sites and there seems to be a grey area around this. Basically they say that you can protect yourself but the gun has to be out on the passangers seat uncovered. Does anyone have a weapon in their car and no concealed permit if so please respond to this and any information you have will be helpfull in making the descision to put mine in my truck.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 08-08-2007, 11:14 AM
 
4,606 posts, read 7,689,532 times
Reputation: 5242
Quote:
Originally Posted by ketch2002 View Post
Hello everyone I am new to this site and am fairly new to NC I moved to Cary a month ago and am wondring if they have laws against having a loaded weapon in your car for personal protection. I have been to many sites and there seems to be a grey area around this. Basically they say that you can protect yourself but the gun has to be out on the passangers seat uncovered. Does anyone have a weapon in their car and no concealed permit if so please respond to this and any information you have will be helpfull in making the descision to put mine in my truck.
I would think something as serious as this you might be better off hearing it straight from someone in authority such as State Patrol, and even contacting Cary Police for their input.
You really do not want to get this wrong, and if stopped say....but on the pc message board they said I could.........
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 11:21 AM
 
9,680 posts, read 27,163,684 times
Reputation: 4167
You should be able to get a concealed carry permit from the sheriff's office.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 12:05 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
27 posts, read 189,896 times
Reputation: 21
You do have to have a concealed weapon permit to have a loaded gun in the car. Otherwise you need to put the weapon outside of reach with ammo in another location. i.e. Weapon in the trunk and ammo in glove box.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Apex, NC
3,307 posts, read 8,560,653 times
Reputation: 3065
Quote:
Originally Posted by gb27 View Post
You do have to have a concealed weapon permit to have a loaded gun in the car. Otherwise you need to put the weapon outside of reach with ammo in another location. i.e. Weapon in the trunk and ammo in glove box.
I know in Virginia you did not need a CWP to carry a loaded gun in your car or on your person (as long as the gun was visible). I'm not so sure about the NC laws, but this website might help www.packing.org
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 12:52 PM
 
Location: Raleigh, NC
770 posts, read 2,754,042 times
Reputation: 620
Quote:
Originally Posted by ketch2002 View Post
Hello everyone I am new to this site and am fairly new to NC I moved to Cary a month ago and am wondring if they have laws against having a loaded weapon in your car for personal protection. I have been to many sites and there seems to be a grey area around this. Basically they say that you can protect yourself but the gun has to be out on the passangers seat uncovered. Does anyone have a weapon in their car and no concealed permit if so please respond to this and any information you have will be helpfull in making the descision to put mine in my truck.
You can have a loaded gun in your car providing it is in clear view. You can carry a gun on your person providing you are not directly prohibited by law or some other posted restriction. ( You may run the risk of 'Carrying a firearm to the alarm of the public)
You cannot have a concealed gun in your car (not sure if it matters whether loaded or not) e.g. in an unlocked glove-box, under seat etc. It 's ok to have it in the trunk but that wouldn't be much use to you, would it.
If you want to carry concealed , do a CCH (Concealed Carry handgun) course at an authorized training center and apply to the sheriff, pay your $$, wait 6 weeks or so and you can carry concealed no problem.
Hope that helps ( I just went through the process)

Last edited by steve54; 08-08-2007 at 02:15 PM..
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest - New Light
1,263 posts, read 4,948,840 times
Reputation: 1001
hahaha that's great...can you imagine? the officer would be like City-Data? City-Data who? hahaha



You really do not want to get this wrong, and if stopped say....but on the pc message board they said I could.........[/quote]
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 01:01 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest, NC
842 posts, read 3,229,590 times
Reputation: 379
Quote:
Originally Posted by steve54 View Post
...You cannot have a concealed gun in your can (not sure if it matters whether loaded or not) ...
I would hope not!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 01:04 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest - New Light
1,263 posts, read 4,948,840 times
Reputation: 1001
hahaha...sorry...this is just too funny! LMAO...I am in a giggly mood today!

Quote:
Originally Posted by jbognar View Post
I would hope not!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 08-08-2007, 01:33 PM
 
4,606 posts, read 7,689,532 times
Reputation: 5242
Quote:
Originally Posted by nynraleigh View Post
hahaha...sorry...this is just too funny! LMAO...I am in a giggly mood today!

I'm with you freind...nuttin' in my can either!
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:




Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > North Carolina
Similar Threads

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top