AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Vance R. Parker, JD, MBA, is an avid North Carolina outdoorsman, and estate planning, elder law, and special needs attorney, who also works to protect rural landowners, and drafts firearms trusts for sportsmen and sportswomen. He serves as Secretary of the North Carolina Rifle and Pistol Association (NCRPA.) Vance R. Parker’s legal practice, Vance Parker Law, PLLC, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, is A+ Rated by the NC Better Business Bureau.
Vance R. Parker also maintains the sportsmen’s and sportswomen’s law website NC Sportsmen’s Law News.
NSSF Joins NCRPA Effort to Repeal North Carolina’s “Jim Crow” Pistol Purchase Permit Law
The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) recently joined the National Rifle Association (NRA) in backing the North Carolina Rifle & Pistol Association's (NCRPA's) renewed push to repeal North Carolina's Pistol Purchase Permit Requirement. The NCRPA...
On Average, Concealed Carry Permit Holders are More Law Abiding than Government Police
2nd Amendment critics commonly portray concealed carry permit holders as dangerous to American society. Following the recent December 29, 2019, West Freeway Church of Christ church sanctuary attack near Fort Worth, Texas (where a volunteer concealed carry permit...
5 Inexpensive Ways for Rural North Carolina Landowners to Lower Their Accident Liability Risks
North Carolina landowners may worry from time to time about accident liability exposure from ranch or farm employees, hunters, fishermen, lease users (lessees) or other invited guests, or even from uninvited trespassers unknowingly using their land. North Carolina law...
Ropes, Knots, and Wisdom–A Father’s Day Tribute to My Dad
From my earliest memory, my family lived near the water, and as a young boy, I wanted to be just like my dad. How wise he was—how could he know so many things? We always had a small powerboat, and, from the time I was little, my dad was always teaching me how to use...
Rabid Coyote Attack on Georgia Hiker 1 Year Ago Still Provides an Outdoor Self-Defense Lesson
Hiker Nate Edmonds, expecting a peaceful day hike in Hitchiti Experimental Forest, a 5,000 acre federal forest adjacent to Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge in Jones County, Georgia, encountered the unexpected on Saturday, May 26, 2018. Nate decided to hike that day...
North Carolina Free Fishing Day Arrives Again on July 4, 2018
Free fishing day is back again! This annual tradition, sponsored by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission and authorized by the N.C. General Assembly, lasts from 12 am until 11:59 pm on July 4. Anglers of all ages are encouraged to fish any public waters in NC for...
Hunting Amendment Bill 677 Heard in North Carolina Senate
Hunting, fishing, and harvesting wildlife represent important traditions in North Carolina. Properly regulated hunting may act as an integral part of wildlife management and conservation, and provides an economic incentive to maintain undeveloped land in a wild...
New Law Expands North Carolina Sunday Hunting
On July 25, 2017, Governor Roy Cooper signed “Outdoor Heritage Enhanced” House Bill 559 into law, further expanding Sunday hunting in North Carolina. Mostly because of concerns about disturbing Sunday worship services and the traditional day of rest, hunting on Sunday had historically been prevented or limited in the state.
Open Carry Law in North Carolina
Open carry (the practice of openly carrying a firearm on one’s person in public) in North Carolina was not created by any particular state law or statute. Rather, open carry results from the people’s right to keep and bear arms provided by both our state’s constitution and the federal Constitution.
Getting to the Gun Range
How to Properly Transport Your Legal Firearms by Motor Vehicle in North Carolina When you are packing up your pickup or SUV preparing to do a little hunting or target shooting, do you know how to carry your firearms so that you will comply with NC law during your...
Learning From Recent History, Gun Owners Should Choose Privacy When Passing Down Their Firearms Collections
All sportsmen and sportswomen, who own from one to an entire collection of firearms, should carefully determine the best way to pass down their firearms to the next generation. Using a revocable living trust to pass down the firearms quickly and privately to loved...
ATF 41F Ruling should keep suppressors available to NC sportsmen
Suppressors (silencers) remain popular and legal in North Carolina. North Carolina law allows suppressors to be used by civilians for hunting, target shooting, and home/business self-defense purposes. But because they were associated with gangland crimes back in the...
Advice for Executors and Trustees When Transferring “Regular Firearms” to Will or Trust Beneficiaries in North Carolina
In North Carolina, a person may give firearms to his or her beneficiaries after their death by proper use of a will or a trust.
Gun Trust Law: What Did Obama Change?
President Obama, in his "Fact Sheet" describing his Executive actions to reduce gun violence released on January 4, 2016, states: "ATF is finalizing a rule that makes clear that people will no longer be able to avoid background checks by buying NFA guns and other...
Be Aware: North Carolina Hunting Rules For Private Property
Both landowners and hunters in North Carolina should understand some basic laws and rules about hunting on private property. Landowner Protection Act The North Carolina Landowner Protection Act is the key law regulating hunting, fishing, and trapping on private...
NC Pistol Purchase Permit Requirements Following NC Session Law 2015-195
Governor McCrory recently signed into law legislation updating the NC Pistol Purchase Permit process. As before, the Sheriff of the applicant's county of residence remains in charge of applying NC law in conducting the required background check of the applicant before...
Managing Risks From Firearms Held In North Carolina Revocable Gun Trusts
The historical popularity of hunting and other shooting sports in North Carolina insures that firearms are often a valuable part of a client's estate. Firearms owners typically must manage two types of risks related to their collections: property risk (risk of...