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- Carrying concealed in NC with a Florida Permit is one thing if you are visiting or traveling through NC.
Moving to NC and now becoming a resident of NC may in essence revoke your Florida Permit in Florida after a given amount of time and before the expiration date of your Florida Permit.
In turn, if your CCW permit is no longer valid in Florida, then you would not be legal to carry in NC.
At that point, the number of laws being broken and the penalties for them are a whole new ball game.
- Local cops and sheriff deputies do not always know the law.
The law may also be interpreted differently depending on what county you are in.
Being right might not make any difference if you spend time in jail and have to spend a fortune on legal fees just to prove common sense.
- Even for as long as your CCW Permit is valid in NC, that may only limit you to carrying.
So, you may not be able to buy or sell a handgun at all with your Florida CCW permit.
You would need to confirm the extent of this for yourself.
Advice:
- If you are moving to NC, forget the Florida CCW Permit and just get your NC CCW Permit.
Then, your NC CCW Permit will be valid in Florida when you travel back home.
Florida gun laws and attitudes towards gun owners are much more relaxed than in NC.
- When it comes to gun ownership and following the law, don't rely on grey areas of the law nor have faith that common sense in law enforcement or the justice system will be on your side.
Better smart than sorry.
I do not have a permit in my home state as I move somewhat often. I've never had any trouble, but sometimes cops don't know the law. That being said, some states require residents to obtain a permit in that state. North Carolina isn't one of those states.
That's fine, but if the OP doesn't plan to move back to Florida ( I don't really know what they plan to do) it would just make sense to wait until you move and then get your permit in-state.
As you said, some cops don't know the law. Why make it any tougher on yourself if you run into one of these LEOs. I just happen to like having my papers in order with as few questions as possible from the law enforcement community.
Having permits/licenses from different states just opens you up to all sorts of time-wasting questions even if all your papers are legal and in order.
Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. To answer one question, we don't have any current plans or hopes to move back to Florida.
I chose not to get it because, frankly, I don't feel the need to carry. I'm a large, young male who almost always sticks to decent parts of wherever I live and who keeps to myself. As a result, I rarely feel like I'm in danger or a target (perhaps I'm also naive). I'm also moving to NC for school so it's not like I can carry on campus anyway. My wife, however, is going to get it because, being a small, young female, she often feels far more vulnerable and more of a target than I do when she's by herself. Plus, her dad is paying for it.
As for the legal answer, I think it's more straightforward the more I think about/research it. Florida issues to residents and non-residents alike, and NC allows Florida permits. It wouldn't make sense to allow residents of the other 49 states to carry with a Florida permit but exclude NC resident. As a side note, why would you need to tell a cop that you're carrying unless you're under arrest or something? Is that a requirement any time a cop pulls you over or stops you for questions? Either way, we'll make sure to verify with the local sheriff's office before she carries (she doesn't even have a gun yet). No need to gamble when we can find out for sure from the sheriff or school (I'm going to law school, ironically ).
Thanks for all the replies and thoughts. To answer one question, we don't have any current plans or hopes to move back to Florida.
As a side note, why would you need to tell a cop that you're carrying unless you're under arrest or something? Is that a requirement any time a cop pulls you over or stops you for questions? Either way, we'll make sure to verify with the local sheriff's office before she carries (she doesn't even have a gun yet). No need to gamble when we can find out for sure from the sheriff or school (I'm going to law school, ironically ).
NC is one of the few states that requires notifying officers when you are carrying concealed. Actually, the offer will see it anyways after pulling your info. I'm glad my state doesn't require it as it can sometimes complicate a simple traffic ticket.
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