open carry laws in n.c. must have changed , i toted a 44 around everywhere anytime, shotgun ,rifle in the pickup truck rack 44 0n the seat and u could buy handguns at a private sale,shoot at any copperheads,rattle snakes cottonmouths u see,i recon the yankees in charlotte ruined it by now,they musta came down from chicago.looks like arizona,vermont,and alaska are the only real american liberty states