Guides & Articles

Students drive from Greenville to our Elm City classroom for the instructor, not the convenience. Here is what the day covers, the honest drive time, and how to apply at the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office afterward.

Our NC Concealed Handgun Carry class is a 20-minute drive from Rocky Mount. What the day covers, why students make the trip, and where to apply in Nash or Edgecombe County afterward.

Wilson residents have taken our NC Concealed Handgun Carry class in Elm City since 2006. Here is what to expect, why the short drive is worth it, and how to apply at the Wilson County Sheriff’s Office afterward.

Since March 29, 2023, you no longer need a sheriff’s pistol purchase permit to buy a handgun in North Carolina. Here is what SB 41 repealed, what still applies, and what it did not touch.

Open carry needs no permit in North Carolina; concealed carry does. The legal lines between them are sharper than most people think, and the practical differences matter more.

A handgun in a glovebox can be perfectly legal or a misdemeanor depending on one fact: whether you have a permit. Here are North Carolina’s vehicle carry rules in plain terms.

G.S. 14-51.2, 14-51.3 and 14-51.4 govern when deadly force is justified in North Carolina. Here is what they protect, what they presume, and what they do not excuse.

Your NC permit lasts five years. Here is exactly when to renew, what the sheriff needs, what it costs, and what changes if you let it lapse.

Your NC permit is valid statewide, but a dozen categories of places are off limits by statute. Here is each one, the statute behind it, and the exceptions that matter.

North Carolina recognizes all out-of-state permits, and most states return the favor. Here is how reciprocity actually works and how to verify it before a road trip.

Twenty years of teaching the NC Concealed Handgun Carry class, condensed into the 25 questions students actually ask, with statute numbers where they matter.