[ponygirl]

I grew up in the triangle area, so I punched some streets into the database search. That was a huge surprise to me. The upper middle class street that I grew up on had 15 CCW licenses. No one ever talked about guns when we lived there. But when I searched the street in the rural area where we moved when I was a teenager and EVERYONE had guns... I only found one CCW permit. Which tells me a lot of people out in the boonies just don't bother with the CCW permit. Or else things have changed drastically in the last 15 years since I lived there.

It also means that people on the first street have more expectation of having their homes broken into.

[sarasmom]

Even in NC, you don't need a permit, nor do you need to register lethal weapons,for use on your own private property!

But NC does not have an actual “castle doctrine law”, from what I remember. I may be wrong on that point, so don't quote me on it.

Why would anyone ever feel a need to share the number, or lack thereof, of privately owned weapons to their neighbors and/or government?

I know many ways to kill people.

It does not even matter whether or not I register my gun(s), and carry my weapons concealed or openly.

No “Law” has ever deterred any criminal from attempting to rob, rape, or murder anyone.

OTOH, privately owned personal weapon(s) have proven to be very effective in avoiding robbery, rape, and attempted murder.