by It is not news that many big city police chiefs are against national reciprocity for concealed carry. Earlier in April, the International Association of Chiefs of Police sent a letter to Congress expressing their disapproval for HR 38 and S. 446.
What should be news is the hypocrisy of those chiefs from North Carolina who have signed on to the letter. It is hypocritical to argue against reciprocity for North Carolinans with valid permits visiting any other state when North Carolina law recognizes ALL permits from other states. In other words, North Carolina General Statute § 14-415.24 (a) provides for universal reciprocity for out-of-state permits.
If your police chief listed below is one of the signatories to the letter, you might want to ask him or her why they think North Carolinians should have the same rights accorded to visitors to this state.
Police Chief Bernette Morris, Morehead City Police Department, Morehead City, NC
Chief of Police and Executive Director for Community Safety Christopher C. Blue, Chapel Hill Police Department, Chapel Hill, NC
Chief of Police Monroe Wagoner, Elkin Police Department, Elkin, NC
Chief of Police Gina Hawkins, Fayetteville Police Department, Fayetteville, NC
Chief of Police Jeff Prichard, Graham Police, Graham, NC
Chief Wallace W. Layne, Holden Beach Police, Holden Beach, NC
Chief of Police Timothy R. Summers, Kernersville Police Department, Kernersville, NC
Chief of Police Joel Johnson, Kitty Hawk Police Department, Kitty Hawk, NC
Chief of Police Allen Lawrence, Marion Police Department, Marion, NC
Chief of Police Tim Ledford, Mint Hill Police Department, Mint Hill, NC
Chief of Police James Wilson, Norwood Police Department, Norwood, NC
Chief of Police Ryan James Thompson, Pine Knoll Shores Police Department, Pine Knoll Shores, NC
Chief of Police Robert Hassell, Reidsville Police Department, Reidsville, NC
Chief of Police Kenneth J. Klamar, Sunset Beach Police, Sunset Beach, NC
Chief Daniel Wilcox, Cape Fear Community College PD, Wilmington, NC
Chief of Police Timothy J. Wenzel, Aberdeen Police Department, Aberdeen, NC
Chief of Police John Letteney, Apex Police Department, Apex, NC
Chief of Police Paul D. Burdette Jr., Beaufort Police Department, Beaufort, NC
Chief of Police John Phillip Harris, Jr., City of Brevard Police Department, Brevard, NC
Chief of Police Walter Horton, Carrboro Police Department, Carrboro, NC
Chief of Police James A. Reese, Emerald Isle Police Department, Emerald Isle, NC
Chief of Police Laura Fahnestock, Fuquay-Varina Police Department, Fuquay-Varina, NC
Chief of Police Ronald L Matthews, Garland Police Department, Garland, NC
Chief of Police Brandon Zuidema, Garner PD, Garner, NC
Chief of Police Michael Andrew Winters, Long View Police Department, Long View, NC
Chief of Police Erik S. McGinnis, Misenheimer Police Dept., Misenheimer, NC
Chief of Police David Ng, WakeMed Campus Police and Public Safety, Raleigh, NC
Police Chief C.T. Hasty Jr, Roanoke Rapids Police Department, Roanoke Rapids, NC
Chief of Police/Director of Public Safety Patricia D. Norris, Winston-Salem State University Police, Winston-Salem, NC
Chief of Police John J. Ruppe, Woodland Police Department, Woodland, NC
Chief of Police Jeff Harvet, Atlantic Beach police, Atlantic Beach, NC
Chief of Police Farron Gray Jester, Boonville Police Department, Boonville, NC
Moreover, just so we are clear as to North Carolina’s place in the fight for national carry reciprocity, Rep. Richard Hudson (R-NC-8) is the primary sponsor of HR 38.
That's quite a long list, and much worse than I thought it would be for NC (as seen by someone living in the red state parts of Florida).
Is NC going blue? I mean, besides the big cities?
More like swing state. Dem gov and AG but solidly Rep legislature in both houses with a super majority.
With the exception of Fayetteville, these chiefs represent small towns or cities. The two from a community college and a state university are just piling on as we don't have campus carry though you can have a gun locked in your car if you have a carry permit.