Originally Posted by
Acymetric
Pretty much this. You may also be disallowed from open carry by certain cities (don't know which ones, could probably guess), even though open carry is legal at the state level. There are no gun lock or safe requirements in NC (of course if you have kids around they are still a good idea!)*
Basically, don't shoot them in a place you're not supposed to, and definitely don't shoot them into something you're not supposed to, and you should be pretty much good.
*Even though the law doesn't require it, there may be some liability stuff if an improperly secured gun gets used in a crime, I don't know