MLeake: No offense taken, but thanks for being your usual considerate self. Meanwhile, we're in complete agreement on just about everything you said in your last post: The purchase permit thing is a dumb idea, and should be done away with. What gets me is, folks who hold a CCW license in N.C. do NOT have to get a purchase permit to buy a handgun; their CCW license is sufficient. However, my full time LE status does not count when it comes to buying handguns; I have to get a purchase permit like anyone else would. Strange logic, that. Anyhow, sorry that you've found our region to be non-gun friendly; such has not been my experience, but I respect your opinion, as ever.