Dixie Republican
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Just a little unclear about the open carry law in North Carolina. Can your gun be loaded when open carrying?
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Carry loaded?
- Thread starter Dixie Republican
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eye95
Well-known member
Carry loaded? *hic* Allll thhetime. *hic*
so colt 45 in both holsters, only one is a pistol?
sultan62
Regular Member
4angrybadgers
Regular Member
You'll probably get better answers by checking the North Carolina section of OCDO. Go to the main forum page, scroll down a ways and you'll see the NC section.
:lol:
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oak1971
Regular Member
Usually loaded. If it's a deal where I have to go from carry to to transport and back, then just a loaded mag and an empty chamber.
Welcome Dixie!
Yes, your gun can be (and I believe should) be loaded. However, go with what you are comfortable with.
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Mike
Site Co-Founder
Yes. Why does this question come up all the time? What makes this myth persist?
Obviously a few states have some "unloaded gun" wrinkles in the law, e.g., california in incorporated areas, Utah for folks without conceal permits while on foot, etc., but generally, gun carriers can carry guns loaded in the USA.
Maverick9110e
Regular Member
seriously, i'm not following. What is the point of carrying an unloaded firearm? "Hold on BG, i need to load my firearm first" Just doesn't seem like a good scenario to be in.
COMMANDER1911
Regular Member
I was stationed at Camp Lejeune NC, and my firearm was always condition one (locked cocked and ready to rock) And I moved back to GA and carry my 1911 hammer back safety on. OCing an empty weapon is more dangerous than OCing no weapon at all.
Brimstone Baritone
Regular Member
Oh, trust me. They think UOC is dangerous, but not for the same reasons you do. How dare you carry a gun, even unloaded! You have a loaded magazine in your other pocket, so there's nothing stopping you from loading the gun and killing everyone. Somebody has to stop this menace of unloaded guns.
They can't have someone killing all their criminals, that's their largest voting population.
They can't have someone killing all their criminals, that's their largest voting population.