WW the statutes states the sheriffs mandate the dd 214 to validate the individual was 'honorably' discharged from military service.
14-415.12
(b)(7) Is or has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States under conditions other than honorable
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Sorry but that does not mandate a DD214, just a that the person has been not been discharged not honorably. Harnett County does not require a DD214. The paperwork required is spelled out in the statute. I will dig but I have not seen any reference to providing a DD214, that will come out in the background check.
It is also the same criteria on form 4473, yet there is no demand for a DD214. The state form itself does not ask for a DD214, it has questions similar to 4473. There was a legal requirement for mental health release forms, and this is usually the holdup most times on permits. The Hairnet county actually procures the documents after the proper privacy release forms are filled and turned over to the sheriffs office. A DD214 would be easy to forge, as well as mental health documents, that is why they do their own investigation.
Unless the document is required by law, CHP is a shall issue and the sheriff must follow the law.
Paperwork required in most counties is downloadable on their website, or can be collected at the sheriffs office. I have seen no DD214 form application online. DD214 is issued at time military service ends, not everybody keeps them on hand. The sheriffs dept can ask for a ID to determine identity. DD214 without a photograph cannot ID a person, unless they give blood to match the blood type on DD214. And then in my case there are a lot of people with A+ blood.
http://www.usacarry.com/north_carolina_concealed_carry_permit_information.html
Required Documents:
Application completed under oath on a form provided by the sheriff
Full set of fingerprints administered by the sheriff
An original certificate of completion of an approved safety course
A release that authorized and requires disclosure to the sheriff of any records concerning the mental health of capacity of the appliant
http://www.ncdoj.gov/getdoc/32344299-a2a7-4ae5-99fd-9018262f64ac/NC-Firearms-gun-Laws.aspx
C. Concealed Handgun Permit
Certain residents of North Carolina may be eligible to obtain a permit which would allow
them to carry a concealed handgun under certain conditions. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.11. No
other weapons may be carried concealed pursuant to such permit.
North Carolina also allows out-of-state concealed handgun permittees to carry concealed
handguns, pursuant to such permits, in North Carolina. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-415.24(a). While
carrying a handgun pursuant to such permit, qualified out-of-state permittees are held to the same
standards as North Carolina permittees. Consequently, there are a number of areas where
concealed handguns cannot be carried in North Carolina, regardless of the individual having a
permit to carry a concealed weapon. Included on the N.C. Department of Justice website is a list
of "Do's and Don'ts" for carrying a concealed handgun in North Carolina. In order to acquire a
North Carolina permit, an individual must apply to the sheriffs office in the county in which
he/she resides. As part of the application process, the applicant must accomplish the following:
1. Complete an application, under oath, on a form provided by the sheriffs office;
2. Pay a non-refundable fee of $80.00;
3. Allow the sheriffs office to take two (2) full sets of fingerprints, which may cost
up to $10.00;
14 4. Provide an original certificate of completion of an approved handgun safety
course; and
5. Provide a release authorizing disclosure to the sheriff of any record concerning the
applicant's mental health or capacity.
