North Carolina S50: Freedom to Carry NC.

What the bill says

An act to protect a person's right to carry a concealed handgun without a permit and to continue allowing persons to acquire a concealed handgun permit for the purposes of reciprocity or for any other reason desired and to increase the amount paid for line of duty deaths and to establish a scholarship for children of permanently disabled or slain nc law enforcement officers and to increase the punishment for committing an assault with a firearm against certain emergency, medical, and law enforcement personnel and to create the offense of discharging a firearm by a felon d…

From the amended text:

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO PROTECT A PERSON'S RIGHT TO CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN WITHOUT A PERMIT AND TO CONTINUE ALLOWING PERSONS TO ACQUIRE A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT FOR THE PURPOSES OF RECIPROCITY OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON DESIRED AND TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT PAID FOR LINE OF DUTY DEATHS AND TO ESTABLISH A SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF PERMANENTLY DISABLED OR SLAIN NC LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND TO INCREASE THE PUNISHMENT FOR COMMITTING AN ASSAULT WITH A FIREARM AGAINST CERTAIN EMERGENCY, MEDICAL, AND LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF DISCHARGING A FIREARM BY A FELON DURING THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED COMMISSION OF A FELONY AND TO CREATE THE OFFENSE OF POSSESSING A FIREARM BY A FELON DURING THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED COMMISSION OF A FELONY. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read: "Article 54C. "Carrying Concealed Handguns. "§ 14-415.35. Carrying concealed handguns. (a) Carrying Concealed Handgun. - Any person who is a citizen of the United States and is at least 18 years old may carry a concealed handgun in this State unless provided otherwise by law. (b) Offense. - It is unlawful for a person who meets any of the following criteria to carry a concealed …

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Sponsors

• Britt, Danny Earl (R, 24) · primary sponsor
• Daniel, Warren (R, 46) · primary sponsor