It was bound to happen. National news outlets have been eyeballing North Carolina like a plate of pimento cheese fries. Last night, our state got a shout-out from Stephen Colbert. While the toilet/Charlotte comparison was messed up, there’s no denying that the Tar Heel state is ripe for ridicule. Last week, the General Assembly passed a bill allowing concealed handgun holders to bring their weapons into bars and restaurants. Check the clip below; it starts around 4:05.
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No, the toilet comment was spot on.
Sorry, the sheep don’t get to tell the sheepdogs what to do.
Colbert should stick to comedy because he sure doesn’ know shit about concealed carry laws. Florida had allowed CC in places that serve and sell alcohol since 1989 without incidence. Their rules? You can’t sit at the bar, you can’t drink alcohol. People have as much of a risk of attack at a playground as they do walking one of the greenways in Charlotte. If you have a CCH in NC, you already know it is against the law for you to drink ANY TIME you are carrying regardless of where you are. This does NOT change. Any resturant that posts a “No Firearms” sign is going to lose business.