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My favorite NC law is called "Alienation of Affections"
If your spouse has an affair, you can recover damages from their lover.
What a great idea.
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- Fri Jul 01, 2011 7:12 am
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- Thu Jun 30, 2011 10:03 pm
- Forum: Never Again!!
- Topic: NC: Violating all four rules = R.I.P.
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Re: NC: Violating all four rules = R.I.P.
As a former Tarheel, maybe I can shed some light...george wrote:"had not gotten a permit through the sheriff's office to purchase a handgun"
For explanation, the poor people in North Carolina still have this law on the books, going back to reconstruction. Supposedly, the original intent of these laws were to insure you had the proper skin color to purchase a pistol. Most of the states around here have since repealed these laws, but those guys in North Carolina are a little slower than most.
1. I have no idea why this law exists
But...
2. It's a pretty easy process.... fill out a form, have a friend sign it to confirm that you are not mentally deficient/drug dependent... basically, they vouch for you.
3. You can get up to 5 permits at a time, at a cost (IIRC) of $5/each. You give one permit to the seller when you buy one gun. The seller must keep these for his records as proof of transfer.
4. If you have a NC concealed carry permit, you don't need this "permit". At least that's the way I remember it..
It's a bizarre law... You can get your buddy to vouch for you and I suppose if you turn up a drug abuser, your buddy can get busted for filing a false document or something... The limit on permits was never an issue for me... I think it's just a hurdle to reduce spontaneous purchases. It's usually a 1 week wait to get permits from the Sheriff.
