Articles Tagged with North Carolina Gun Laws

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Accidentally bringing a gun to Charlotte Airport can lead to a North Carolina misdemeanor charge, a separate TSA civil penalty, and a Mecklenburg County court date in criminal court in Courtroom 1130. It does not necessarily result in an arrest, handcuffs, or being hauled off to the Mecklenburg County Jail.

Over the years, Powers Law Firm has represented a substantial number of travelers charged after a firearm was discovered at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. It happens more often than you think. In the vast majority of those cases, the traveler is a law-abiding gun owner who had no intention of carrying a firearm through airport security. In fact, most folks are law-and-order types, and they’re mortified that they’ve been charged with a rather serious misdemeanor and are sincerely worried about the long-term consequences to their record, gun rights, employment, and reputation in the community.

We understand that, and it’s why we think it’s important to speak with a lawyer as soon as possible, before doing anything. That’s especially true when it comes to paying TSA fines and fees. The good news is, we can often help, and in some instances, you may not even need to return to Charlotte or come to court.

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A North Carolina Concealed Handgun Permit generally allows you to carry a concealed handgun into a business that is open to the public unless the owner has prohibited firearms through a posted notice or a verbal instruction. That was the rule before the United States Supreme Court decided Wolford v. Lopez on June 25, 2026, and it remains the rule today.

The Court struck down a Hawaii statute, not a North Carolina one. It did not require restaurants, stores, hotels, or shopping centers to allow firearms. Instead, the decision reaffirmed a constitutional principle that matters nationwide. A state cannot treat firearms as presumptively prohibited on private property open to the public simply because the property is privately owned. The property owner still decides.

Headlines described the ruling as the Court striking down a Hawaii gun law. While accurate, that description does not answer the question most North Carolina readers are asking. Can a licensed permit holder lawfully carry a concealed handgun into a business that is open to the public? The answer depends less on Hawaii than on how the Second Amendment, North Carolina statutes, private property rights, and ordinary trespass law fit together.

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