{"id":17598,"date":"2026-11-13T16:38:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=17598"},"modified":"2026-11-13T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:38:19","slug":"concealed-weapon-in-car-nc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/concealed-weapon-in-car-nc\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrying a Concealed Weapon in North Carolina | When Guns in Cars Complicate the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you&#8217;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&#8217;s side, the firearm would have been visible.<\/p>\n<p>Have you committed the criminal offense of carrying a concealed weapon?<\/p>\n<p>Now consider another situation. Your handgun was openly visible, but it slipped between the driver&#8217;s seat and center console when you applied the brakes. Before you could retrieve it, an officer approached your vehicle.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/concealed-weapon-in-car-nc\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Carrying a Concealed Weapon in North Carolina | When Guns in Cars Complicate the Law\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine you&#8217;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&#8217;s side, the firearm would have been visible. 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