[Swanks]

It's 5 bucks for the PERMIT TO PURCHASE, Not the permit to carry. You actually need a special permit just to purchase a handgun these days.

Right. Permit-to-carry is about $80.00. (They were doing a brisk business at the Sheriff's office for CCW's too).

[TheErnFormerlyKnownAsBig]

Boy is reality different than perception. I live in the heart of the Blue Zone (a stone's throw North of Seattle) and we don't need any permit to buy a handgun only a permit to carry.

Are you really in North Carolina? I just assumed the Southern states were better than the Northwestern states in regards to 2nd ammendment stuff.