Getting rid of the state’s concealed carry requirements was a top priority of some GOP state lawmakers and gun-rights activists this year. It would also let almost any adult carry a concealed gun in public without needing a permit, or any of the training that goes into getting that permit. Every seat in the state legislature is up for grabs, as they are every two years. ‘We won’t stop’Under current law, to legally carry a concealed gun in North Carolina, people need a permit. “This is the furthest we have gotten with a constitutional carry bill, and if we need to, we will bring it up next year,” Valone said.