I came upon this thread through google , looking at the laws of NC. my concealed license is recognized in NC as well.
In VA open carry is leagal. infact its a normal thing to see people with guns on their side , in the Richmond Area. cops don't give you crap about it either. my buddy had his apt broken into so I went to help him out while the cop was there doing a report, I walked in with my springfield XD fullsize 9mm on my side in plain view. never even got a wierd look. as my friend was freeking out because he thought the cop would sure do somthing to me.
anyways it looks like from what has been said that "terror" could mean the same thing as a brandishing law? where someone who feels lagitimatly threatend by a weapon.
if you have your gun on your side that is not brandishing, if you pull your gun off your side and hold it in a manner which could be threatening or is blatent. then that is brandishing or causing terror as stated in the NC law.
here I found some more info for you guys from the NC rifle association.
Q: I don't want to get a Concealed Handgun Permit; I just want to carry a gun openly in a holster. Is this legal?
A: In North Carolina there is no State law specifically prohibiting the open carry of firearms. Under the theory that if it isn't specifically prohibited it's not illegal, open carry is possible. There are some glaring exceptions to this. They are:
Private property owners and businesses can post "no guns."
Firearms are strictly prohibited on state-owned property, except rest areas and state lands where hunting is permitted.
Local governments can (and do) enact prohibitions against "display of firearms" in cities and/or specific areas within cities or counties, which means they can't be visible. Under this statute there is absolutely no requirement for the city or county to post notice of the display ban.
Local governments can (and do) enact firearms bans on local government property and in parks and recreational areas.
Any federally-owned property or federally-regulated property like banks and Post Offices is of course a prohibited area.
Much of the Outer Banks is "National Seashore," and firearms are prohibited in those areas.
So in theory that leaves everywhere else in the state - except for one more thing. There is a common-law offense in NC called "going armed to the terror of the people." Basically what this means is that if someone sees you carrying a firearm and calls the police to report "person with a gun," you can be charged with this offense. It's not often used in rural areas, but has been used in populated areas. If you are an out-of-state visitor who is not here lawfully hunting or engaged in some overt firearms-related event such as a competition, it will be hard to talk your way out of it.
So is open carry legal in NC? In theory, yes. In practice, maybe. It seems to us like a very good way to get arrested.
here is the link to the full page.
http://www.ncrpa.org/ccwfaq.htm
the best way to find things in concrete is to go to the city courthouse you live in or contact them.
