It's a crapshoot. The county I live in is anti-gun, so unless you happen to be buddies with the sheriff, forget it. I've tried and been turned away. Then again, I had a huge blowout with the bastards over pistol purchase permits--they only let you get two at a time while other counties give you five, ten, whatever. The whole idea of letting the sheriff make and enforce the rules is completely asinine and dates back to 1913, a year when they didn't want "no niggers having no guns." Sound familiar? Now it seems, in addition to having no rights, I'm also a nigger as well. At least in their eyes.
Some counties are better than others, but remember, NC is ridden with socialist apologists for some perceived racism of the past. It appears to be only getting worse. I'm planning on moving to a different state soon. I can't stand the idiotic things being done in many places--the taxes just keep rising and everywhere I look there are illegal immigrants. Not that I care about the latter, but it's the selective enforcement of the law that really upsets me here. If you're black, you're still a second class citizen. And some whites are more equal than others--native North Carolinians are preferred over anyone else.
I've come to call it the New Jersey of the south. But then again, it's all what county you live in. Mine is a socio-fascist little police state.