I was just told by someone @ the Meck Sheriffs office, that if you don't have a CHP or any PP's and someone gifts you a handgun your good to go for open carry! Did I miss something?
Under North Carolina law, it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, give away,
transfer, purchase, or receive, at any place in the state, any pistol, unless the purchaser or receiver
has first obtained a license or permit to receive such a pistol by the sheriff of the county where the
purchaser or receiver resides, or the purchaser or receiver possesses a valid North Carolina-issued
concealed carry permit. This requirement to obtain a permit prior to the transfer of a pistol applies
not only to a commercial transaction, typically at a sporting goods store, but also between private
individuals or companies throughout North Carolina. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402(a)
Under North Carolina law, it is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, give away,
transfer, purchase, or receive, at any place in the state, any pistol, unless the purchaser or receiver
has first obtained a license or permit to receive such a pistol by the sheriff of the county where the
purchaser or receiver resides, or the purchaser or receiver possesses a valid North Carolina-issued
concealed carry permit. This requirement to obtain a permit prior to the transfer of a pistol applies
not only to a commercial transaction, typically at a sporting goods store, but also between private
individuals or companies throughout North Carolina. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-402(a)