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The Owner of SHOOTERS, CCW Tyres Tatum, a experienced CCW Instructor, demos a similar weapon used in the French Murders
- "Mayodan, NC - Ever since the recent home invasion involving the French family in Rockingham County, there has been a rise in gun permit classes, so says Tyres Tatum, owner of Shooters in Mayodan. He says there has been such a spike in interest, he has begun offering his gun class every weekend. Tatum, owner of Shooters in Mayodan, teaches a Conceal Carry Course and Firearm safety. The course teaches cleaning, usage, and firearm laws."
- https://www.wfmynews2.com/video/news/local/senate-gets-permitless-concealed-carry-bill/83-2626608?jwsource=cl
Fred Hall - WFMY News 2
North Carolina is once again a Castle Doctrine state.
The Castle Doctrine Effective with the passing of House Bill 650, North Carolina is once-again considered a “Castle Doctrine” state, also referred to as a “stand your ground” state. What does this mean for you?
Prior to the passing of this bill, if you were home and someone broke into your home, you had a duty to retreat, meaning you aren’t supposed to go looking for an invader with the intent on shooting someone. If someone was simply robbing your home, you weren’t authorized to use deadly force because robbery didn’t offer you a “presumption of death of serious bodily harm.” Today, that law is no longer in effect. With the passing of HB 650, North Carolina citizens have new rights to self-defense that we long lacked. In short, the old North Carolina General Statute 14-51.1 has been nullified and replaced with § 14-51.2. I would encourage EVERY citizen of North Carolina to read the new bill, in its entirety, as it has a wealth of knowledge about self-defense in the home, concealed carry, permit acquisition, and other firearm-related information.
The direct link to the new bill, from the NC General Assembly is:http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H650v6.pdf
Virginia to reverse Reciprocity to North Carolina
RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe plans to announce Friday that Virginia will restore handgun reciprocity agreements with nearly all states, in a stunning reversal of firearms policy that angered Republicans and gun rights advocates across the nation..
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The Castle Doctrine Effective with the passing of House Bill 650, North Carolina is once-again considered a “Castle Doctrine” state, also referred to as a “stand your ground” state. What does this mean for you?
Prior to the passing of this bill, if you were home and someone broke into your home, you had a duty to retreat, meaning you aren’t supposed to go looking for an invader with the intent on shooting someone. If someone was simply robbing your home, you weren’t authorized to use deadly force because robbery didn’t offer you a “presumption of death of serious bodily harm.” Today, that law is no longer in effect. With the passing of HB 650, North Carolina citizens have new rights to self-defense that we long lacked. In short, the old North Carolina General Statute 14-51.1 has been nullified and replaced with § 14-51.2. I would encourage EVERY citizen of North Carolina to read the new bill, in its entirety, as it has a wealth of knowledge about self-defense in the home, concealed carry, permit acquisition, and other firearm-related information.
The direct link to the new bill, from the NC General Assembly is:http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H650v6.pdf
Virginia to reverse Reciprocity to North Carolina
RICHMOND — Gov. Terry McAuliffe plans to announce Friday that Virginia will restore handgun reciprocity agreements with nearly all states, in a stunning reversal of firearms policy that angered Republicans and gun rights advocates across the nation..
Washington post LLC.https://www.washingtonpost.com
North Carolina CONCEALED HANDGUNS RECIPROCITY
The following are state that honor North Carolina's concealed carry permit.
Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alaska, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, South Carolina, Arkansas Mississippi, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, Delaware, Montana, Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Utah, Georgia, Nevada, Virginia,( until February 1, 2016) Idaho, New Hampshire (resident permits only), Washington, Indiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio,Wyoming
-As of November 10, 2020
The following are state that honor North Carolina's concealed carry permit.
Alabama, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alaska, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Arizona, Michigan, South Carolina, Arkansas Mississippi, South Dakota, Colorado, Missouri, Tennessee, Delaware, Montana, Texas, Florida, Nebraska, Utah, Georgia, Nevada, Virginia,( until February 1, 2016) Idaho, New Hampshire (resident permits only), Washington, Indiana, New Mexico, West Virginia, Iowa, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Kansas, Ohio,Wyoming
-As of November 10, 2020
Do law-abiding North Carolina residents have a right to carry a gun openly in public? Generally, yes.
Federal constitutional right? The Supreme Court has recently ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms, including handguns, District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), and that it protects that right from infringement by state and local governments as well as the federal government, McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 3025 (2010).Heller makes clear that the Second Amendment encompasses the right to have a gun in one’s home, but whether the Amendment also guarantees a right to carry a gun in public, and if so, whether it guarantees a right to carry a gun openly as opposed to concealed, is a matter of debate. As a judge of the Seventh Circuit recently observed, “[t]he Supreme Court has not yet decided whether the post- Heller individual right to keep and bear arms at home under the Second Amendment extends beyond the home.” Moore v. Madigan, __ F.3d __, 2013 WL 656749 (7th Cir. Feb. 22, 2013) (Hamilton, J.). See also James Bishop, Note, Hidden or on the Hip: The Right(s) to Carry after Heller, 97 Cornell L. Rev. 907 (2012) (discussing the widely varying approaches of the states to this issue). I won’t speculate here about how the Supreme Court might, or should, rule when presented with the issue. State constitutional right. There’s no need for such speculation, because the Supreme Court of North Carolina has already ruled on open carry under the state constitution. State v. Kerner, 181 N.C. 574 (1921). The defendant in Kerner got in a confrontation with another man. The defendant went to his workplace, grabbed his gun, and came back to the fight. He was charged with, among other things, “carrying a pistol off his premises unconcealed,” which violated a local act applicable to Forsyth County and was a misdemeanor. The trial judge dismissed the charge as unconstitutional. The state appealed, and the supreme court affirmed. In keeping with prevailing federal constitutional doctrine at the time, the court first stated that the Second Amendment didn’t apply because “the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are restrictions upon the federal authority and not upon the states.” Therefore it focused on the state constitution, which mimicked the Second Amendment, providing in Article I, Section 24 that: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (The quoted language now appears, after the constitutional overhaul of 1971, in Article I, Section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution.) The court clearly viewed the provision as protecting the right to carry arms in public, condemning the Forsyth County local act as “especially objectionable” because it limited a person’s right “to carry a pistol off his own premises, even openly, and for a lawful purpose.” Indeed, the court found that the people have a “sacred right . . . to bear arms and [be] ready to use them for the protection of their liberties or their country when occasion serves.” It also specifically ruled that the state constitution protects right to carry pistols, as “[t]he historical use of pistols as ‘arms’ of offense and defense is beyond controversy.” ~Image credited to Greg Ellifritz, " The Perils of open Carry"
Federal constitutional right? The Supreme Court has recently ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to bear arms, including handguns, District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), and that it protects that right from infringement by state and local governments as well as the federal government, McDonald v. Chicago, 561 U.S. 3025 (2010).Heller makes clear that the Second Amendment encompasses the right to have a gun in one’s home, but whether the Amendment also guarantees a right to carry a gun in public, and if so, whether it guarantees a right to carry a gun openly as opposed to concealed, is a matter of debate. As a judge of the Seventh Circuit recently observed, “[t]he Supreme Court has not yet decided whether the post- Heller individual right to keep and bear arms at home under the Second Amendment extends beyond the home.” Moore v. Madigan, __ F.3d __, 2013 WL 656749 (7th Cir. Feb. 22, 2013) (Hamilton, J.). See also James Bishop, Note, Hidden or on the Hip: The Right(s) to Carry after Heller, 97 Cornell L. Rev. 907 (2012) (discussing the widely varying approaches of the states to this issue). I won’t speculate here about how the Supreme Court might, or should, rule when presented with the issue. State constitutional right. There’s no need for such speculation, because the Supreme Court of North Carolina has already ruled on open carry under the state constitution. State v. Kerner, 181 N.C. 574 (1921). The defendant in Kerner got in a confrontation with another man. The defendant went to his workplace, grabbed his gun, and came back to the fight. He was charged with, among other things, “carrying a pistol off his premises unconcealed,” which violated a local act applicable to Forsyth County and was a misdemeanor. The trial judge dismissed the charge as unconstitutional. The state appealed, and the supreme court affirmed. In keeping with prevailing federal constitutional doctrine at the time, the court first stated that the Second Amendment didn’t apply because “the first ten amendments to the United States Constitution are restrictions upon the federal authority and not upon the states.” Therefore it focused on the state constitution, which mimicked the Second Amendment, providing in Article I, Section 24 that: “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed.” (The quoted language now appears, after the constitutional overhaul of 1971, in Article I, Section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution.) The court clearly viewed the provision as protecting the right to carry arms in public, condemning the Forsyth County local act as “especially objectionable” because it limited a person’s right “to carry a pistol off his own premises, even openly, and for a lawful purpose.” Indeed, the court found that the people have a “sacred right . . . to bear arms and [be] ready to use them for the protection of their liberties or their country when occasion serves.” It also specifically ruled that the state constitution protects right to carry pistols, as “[t]he historical use of pistols as ‘arms’ of offense and defense is beyond controversy.” ~Image credited to Greg Ellifritz, " The Perils of open Carry"