CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT

To receive a Concealed Handgun Permit, you must complete a 4-step process: Read and sign the "Do’s and Don’ts of Carrying a Concealed Handgun." Complete and sign the "Concealed Handgun Permit Release" and present personal identification. Sign "Release of Physical and Mental Health Records for Concealed Handgun Permit Application." This form MUST be notarized. Complete and sign the "Application for Concealed Handgun Permit." This form also MUST be notarized. The completed package is to be returned with a check made to the order or MACON COUNTY in the amount of $90.00 for your North Carolina permit.

The Do’s and Don’ts of Carrying a Concealed Handgun

Your permit to carry a concealed handgun MUST be carried along with valid identification whenever the handgun is being carried concealed. When approached or addressed by any officer, you MUST disclose the fact that you have a valid concealed handgun permit and inform the officer that you are in possession of a concealed handgun. You should NOT attempt to draw or display either your weapon or your permit to the officer unless and until he directs you to do so. Your hands are to be kept in plain view and you are not to make any sudden movements. At the request of any law enforcement officer, you MUST display both the permit and valid identification. You MAY NOT, with or without a permit, carry a concealed weapon while consuming alcohol or while alcohol or any controlled substances are in your blood unless the controlled substance was obtained legally and taken in therapeutically appropriate amounts. You MUST notify the Sheriff who issued the permit of any address change within thirty (30) days of the change of address. If a permit is lost or destroyed, you MUST notify the Sheriff who issued the permit and you may receive a duplicate permit by submitting a notarized statement to that effect along with the required fee. Do NOT carry a handgun without it. Even with a permit, you may NOT carry a concealed handgun in the following areas: Any law enforcement or correctional facility; Any space occupied by state or federal employees; A financial institution; Any premises where the carrying of a concealed handgun is prohibited by the posting of a statement by the controller of the premises; Educational property; Areas of assemblies, parades, funerals, or demonstrations; Places where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed; State occupied property; Any state or federal courthouse; In any area prohibited by federal law; Any local government building if the local government has adopted an ordinance and posted signs prohibiting the carrying of concealed weapons. If you are in a vehicle and stopped by a law enforcement officer, you should put both hands on the steering wheel, announce you are in possession of a concealed handgun and state where you have it concealed and that you are in possession of a permit. Do NOT remove your hands from the wheel until instructed to do so by the officer.

The following is a current list of states that have handgun permit agreements with North Carolina: