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NC Pistol Purchase Permit law
The Pistol Purchase permit law was passed in 1919. This law is considered, by most, a classic piece of the Jim Crow laws. Due to the recognition of civil rights for blacks and other minorities, they could exercise their natural right to self-defense with full support of the 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution and Article I, Section 30, of the North Carolina Constitution. At the time, this did not sit well with the Ku Klux Klan and the racist members of the State Legislature because they knew that they could not prevent blacks and other minorities from purchasing handguns for protection. So, North Carolina passed the Pistol Purchase Permit law which allowed local sheriffs and government officials to discriminate with impunity at the local level.

Federal Gun Control Act of 1968
The Gun Control Act was passed by Congress in 1968. This Gun Control Act was part of President Johnson's Great Society series of programs and was said by many to be spurred into passage by the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Malcom X. It addresses who may not buy or possess guns. It lists felons, illegal aliens, and other codified persons as prohibited from purchasing or possessing firearms. During the application process for concealed carry, states are suppose to carry out thorough background checks to prevent these individuals from obtaining permits. Additionally,the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act created an FBI maintained system in 1994 for instantly checking the backgrounds of potential firearms buyers in an effort to prevent these individuals from obtaining weapons.

State vs. Robert Huntley
North Carolina is a Common Law State.[13] Appearing in a public place, armed with a firearm, may be an affray at common law depending on the circumstances.[14] In State v. Robert S. Huntley, it was ruled, in part: It has been remarked that a double-barrel gun, or any other gun, cannot in this country come under the description of "unusual weapons," for there is scarcely a man in the community who does not own and occasionally use a gun of some sort. But we do not feel the force of this criticism. A gun is an "unusual weapon," wherewith to be armed and clad. No man amongst us carries it about with him, as one of his every day accoutrements—as a part of his dress—and never, we trust, will the day come when any deadly weapon will be worn or wielded in our peace-loving and law-abiding State, as an appendage of manly equipment. But although a gun is an "unusual weapon," it is to be remembered that the carrying of a gun, per se, constitutes no (sic) offence. For any lawful purpose—either of business or amusement—the citizen is at perfect liberty to carry his gun. It is the wicked purpose, and the mischievous result, which essentially constitute the crime. He shall not carry about this or any other weapon of death to terrify and alarm, and in such manner as naturally will terrify and alarm a peaceful people.[15] Because of State v. Huntley, and other court rulings,[14] caution is urged as to the areas a person frequents with firearms.[16] [edit]

NC Gun Laws
§ 14-415.23. Statewide Uniformity reads as follows: "It is the intent of the General Assembly to prescribe a uniform system for the regulation of legally carrying a concealed handgun. To insure uniformity, no political subdivisions, boards, or agencies of the State nor any county, city, municipality, municipal corporation, town, township, village, nor any department or agency thereof, may enact ordinances, rules, or regulations concerning legally carrying a concealed handgun. A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to permit the posting of a prohibition against carrying a concealed handgun, on local government buildings and their appurtenant premises. A unit of local government may adopt an ordinance to prohibit, by posting, the carrying of a concealed handgun on municipal and county recreational facilities that are specifically identified by the unit of local government. If a unit of local government adopts such an ordinance with regard to recreational facilities, then the concealed handgun permittee may, nevertheless, secure the handgun in a locked vehicle within the trunk, glove box, or other enclosed compartment or area within or on the motor vehicle." Recreational facilities includes only the following: a playground, an athletic field, a swimming pool, and an athletic facility.

In North Carolina, 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. 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.

Under N.C.G.S. 14-402, a county sheriff is only authorized to issue a permit to receive or purchase a handgun when an application is submitted by a person who is a resident of his or her particular county. The sole exception is that the sheriff may issue a permit to a non-resident when the purpose of the permit is collecting. Before issuing a permit, the sheriff must fully satisfy himself/herself by affidavits, oral evidence, or otherwise, that the applicant is of good moral character and that the person, firm, or corporation wants to possess the weapon for one of the following purposes: The protection of the applicant's home, business, person, family, or property; target shooting; collection;or hunting. The sheriff must also verify by a criminal history background investigation that it is not a violation of the state or federal law for the applicant to purchase, transfer, receive, or possess a handgun. In order to determine criminal history of the applicant, the sheriff must access the computerized criminal history records maintained by the State and Federal Bureaus of Investigation, by conducting a national criminal history records check, and by conducting a criminal history check through the Administrative Office of the Courts.

North Carolina State law further states that a permit may not be issued to the following persons: An applicant who is under indictment, or has been convicted in any state, of a felony (other than an offense pertaining to anti-trust violations, unfair trade practices, or restraints of trade). However, a person who has been convicted of a felony and is later pardoned may obtain a permit, if the purchase or receipt of the pistol does not violate the conditions of the pardon. Others that may not be issued a permit are fugitives from justice; the applicant is an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana,any depressant, stimulant, or narcotic drug;  the applicant has been adjudicated incompetent or has been committed to any mental institution;  the applicant is an alien illegally or unlawfully in the United States;  the applicant has been discharged from the U.S. armed forces under dishonorable conditions;  the applicant, having been a citizen of the United States, has renounced their citizenship;  the applicant is subject to a court order that: 1. was issued after a hearing of which the applicant received actual notice, and at which the applicant has an opportunity to participate; 2. restrains the person from harassing, stalking, or threatening an intimate partner of the person or child of the intimate partner of the person, or engaging in other conduct that would place an intimate partner in reasonable fear of bodily injury to the partner or child; and includes a finding that the person represents a credible threat to the physical safety of the intimate partner or child; or by its terms explicitly prohibits the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the intimate partner or child that would reasonable be expected to cause bodily injury.

There are some areas in North Carolina where guns are prohibited. It is a Class I Felony for any person to knowingly possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle, or pistol on educational property or to an extracurricular activity sponsored by a school. However, it is a misdemeanor, rather than a Class I Felony, for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or concealed, any gun, rifle pistol, or other firearm of any kind, on educational property or to an extra curricular activity sponsored by a school if the person is not a student attending schools on the educational property, or an employee employed by the school working on the educational property; and the person is not a student attending a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by the school at which the student is enrolled, or an employee attending a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by the school at which the employee is working; and the firearm is not loaded, is in a motor vehicle and is locked in a container or a locked firearm rack. A concealed handgun permit does not allow a permittee to carry a gun on any school ground. In North Carolina, guns are also prohibited into any assembly where a fee has been charged for admission or into any establishment where alcoholic beverages are both sold and consumed. Guns are not allowed into State buildings unless they are being used for instructional or officially sanctioned ceremonial purposes.[1] North Carolina further makes it unlawful to carry a gun for any person participating in, or present as a spectator, any parade, funeral procession, picket line, or demonstration being held at any public place owned or under the control of the State of North Carolina.[1] North Carolina law also states that it is a misdemeanor for a person to transport or possess a gun in an area during a declared state of emergency. It is also unlawful for a person to arm himself or herself with a gun for the purpose of terrifying others and go about so on public highways in a manner to cause terror.

Effective December 1, 2011, North Carolina automatically recognizes concealed carry permits issued in any other state.

Assualt Rifles and Machine Guns
According to the North Carolina Attorney General's interpretation of State law, it is illegal for a private citizen to own a machine gun in North Carolina. The "real" assault rifles are select-fire rifles and are only available to military and law enforcement. By law they are considered machine guns and therefore are illegal for private citizens to own in North Carolina. The non-select-fire cosmetic look-alikes, that some people incorrectly call "assault weapons" are no different than any other non-select-fire gun and thus are legal.

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004
The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 is a federal law that allows out-of-state sworn law enforcement officers to carry concealed handguns in all states. These out-of-state law enforcement officers may carry in certain areas of North Carolina as long as they are a qualified officer of a governmental agency. They must also be authorized by law to enforce criminal laws with the statutory powers of arrest and be authorized to carry firearms with their agency. The officer must carry valid photo identification as an officer. In North Carolina, the out-of-state officer may not carry in either public or private areas where the possession of firearms is prohibited. Certain qualified retired officers may also be eligible to carry concealed handguns in North Carolina.