A License to Buy or a Concealed Handgun License is needed to lawfully purchase a weapon in North Carolina, according to NC Gen Stat 14-402. These can be requested at any of the state's local sheriff's stations.
In North Carolina, anyone without a legal License to Buy is barred from purchasing a gun. A License will be declined to the following individuals in compliance with NC Gen Stat 14-404(c):
Anyone who is under lawsuit or has been sentenced for a crime in any state or federal court in the US (separate from a crime regarding the antitrust breach, unjust business approaches, or restraints of business). But, an individual who has been sentenced of a crime in a state or federal court and (I) is eventually freed or (ii) has their weapons rights given back as stated in G.S. 14-415.4 may get a permit if the purchase slip of a handgun allowed in this Article does not trespass a prerequisite of the pardon or instauration of weapons rights.
An individual who is on the run from the law. Page two of G.S. 14-404
Any individual who is hardened to marijuana or any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug (as described in 21 U.S.C. 802) who uses it illegally.
Any individual who has been declared psychologically incapable or confined to a mental facility.
Any individual who is in the US illegally.
An individual who has been discharged from the US Armed Forces under disgraceful grounds.
An individual who has revoked his or her nationality as a citizen of the US.
Any individual who is subject to a court order that: a. was given after a hearing at which the individual was issued actual notice and had a chance to partake; b. prohibits the individual from maltreating, trailing, or menacing a cordial lover of the individual or an offspring of the cordial partner of the individual, or becoming involved in other conduct that would put the partner or child in justifiable trauma of physical harm; and c. Contains a discovery that the individual poses a convincing menace to the cordial partner's or child's bodily security; or expressly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of violence against the cordial partner or child that would, without doubt, be expected to cause physical wounds by its terms.
According to NC Gen Stat 14-315(a1), any individual below eighteen years old is barred from acquiring a pistol except:
If the juvenile's possession of the pistol is legal following G.S. 14-269.7 and G.S. 14-316 and is not otherwise illegal, the handgun is lent to the underaged temporarily.
The weapon is moved to an elderly custodian as stated in 33A of the General Statutes, and the juvenile does not get a hold of it, except that the elderly custodian may allow the underaged temporary possession of the weapon in situations where the juvenile's possession of the weapon is legal following G.S. 14-269.7 and G.S. 14-316 and is not otherwise illegal; or
The handgun is a piece of equipment and it is given to a parent or guardian following G.S. 28A-22-7, with the exception that the parent or guardian may allow the juvenile to temporarily use the firearm in situations where the juvenile's possession of the weapon is legal as stipulated in G.S. 14-269.7 and G.S. 14-316 and is not otherwise illegal.
North Carolina does not have any legislation requiring state registration of particular weapons, however, under NC Gen Stat 14-405, every county sheriff's office is mandated to keep a record of all License to Buy or Concealed Firearm License holders.
Any inhabitant of North Carolina who wishes to carry a hidden firearm within the state's borders must obtain a Concealed Weapon License.
To receive a Concealed Weapon License in North Carolina, you have to be at least twenty-one years old or older. The application procedures differ by county, but the steps are the same throughout the state:
Step 1: Finish a weapons safety coaching module that fulfills North Carolina's Gen Stat 14-415.12 criteria (4).
Step 2 – Fill out an application for a Concealed Pistol License given at the sheriff's department in the applicant's hometown.
Step 3 – Submit the application to the sheriff's department along with the relevant supporting papers.
North Carolina honors concealed carry licenses from all states that issue them, as stated in NC Gen Stat 14-415.24.