North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H1108: Const. Amend./Permitless Carry.
Status: In committee, April 30, 2026
What the bill says
An act to equalize open carry and concealed carry of defensive weapons by removing the prohibition of concealed carry and to uphold the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO EQUALIZE OPEN CARRY AND CONCEALED CARRY OF DEFENSIVE WEAPONS BY REMOVING THE PROHIBITION OF CONCEALED CARRY AND TO UPHOLD THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS FOR SELF-DEFENSE. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: SECTION 1. Section 30 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution reads as rewritten: "Sec. 30. Militia and the right to bear arms. A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed; and, as standing armies in time of peace are dangerous to liberty, they shall not be maintained, and the military shall be kept under strict subordination to, and governed by, the civil power. Nothing herein shall justify the practice of carrying concealed weapons, or prevent the General Assembly from enacting penal statutes against that practice.Any citizen of the United States who (i) has not been indicted or convicted of a violent crime or possession or distribution of a controlled substance and (ii) has not been adjudicated mentally incompetent has the right to carry any legal weapon for self-defense, either openly or concealed, with or without a permit, except on public or private property that is legally posted against it. A system of concealed carry permits shall …
Sponsors
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79) · primary sponsor
- Moss, Ben T. (R, 52) · primary sponsor
- Adams, Jay (R, 96) · primary sponsor
- Pike, Joseph (R, 6) · primary sponsor
- Biggs, Brian (R, 70)
- Eddins, Blair (R, 94)
- Loftis, Donnie (R, 109)
- McNeely, Jeffrey C. (R, 84)
- Potts, Larry W. (R, 81)
- Ward, Bill (R, 5)
Latest actions
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: CONSTITUTION, NC, WEAPONS, ELECTIONS, PUBLIC, CONCEALED CARRY, LICENSES & PERMITS
Common questions
- What is H1108?
- H1108 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Const. Amend./Permitless Carry.
- What does H1108 do?
- In its own words: An act to equalize open carry and concealed carry of defensive weapons by removing the prohibition of concealed carry and to uphold the right to keep and bear arms for self-defense.
- What is the status of H1108?
- In committee as of April 30, 2026. Latest action: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (April 30, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1108?
- Kidwell, Keith (R, 79), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H1108?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H1108
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