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Firearm disqualifications in North Carolina
What disqualifies you from owning a firearm in North Carolina?
Someone in North Carolina is disqualified from owning a firearm if they are:
- convicted of a felony
- are mentally unstable
- are under domestic violence protective order
- Is a fugitive from justice
- Is an unlawful user of or addicted to marijuana
- Is unlawfully in the United States
- Has been discharged from the Armed Forces of the United States
- Has renounced his or her United States citizenship
Felony restrictions on firearms in North Carolina
Those convicted of a felony in North Carolina:
They cannot possess a firearm
They cannot purchase a firearm
They cannot access a firearm
Mental health restrictions on firearms in North Carolina
They cannot possess a firearm
They cannot purchase a firearm
They cannot access a firearm
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