Articles Tagged with concealed carry without permit

Imagine you’re driving through Charlotte with a legally owned handgun resting in plain sight near the center console. A police officer approaches your vehicle from the passenger side. From that angle, the officer cannot see the gun. Had the officer approached from the driver’s side, the firearm would have been visible.

Have you committed the criminal offense of carrying a concealed weapon?

Now consider another situation. Your handgun was openly visible, but it slipped between the driver’s seat and center console when you applied the brakes. Before you could retrieve it, an officer approached your vehicle.