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Help Pass Constitutional Carry for NC |
With the General Assembly’s May 4 “crossover deadline” looming, we need a hearing for House Bill 189 (“NC Constitutional Carry Act”) ASAP. If the bill doesn’t clear at least the NC House, it will be dead for the two year session, effectively meaning it can’t be re-introduced until 2025.
You helped us pass SB 41. Now help us pass constitutional carry, eliminating the need for a governmental “permission slip” to exercise your Second Amendment rights. With recent passage in Florida, NC is now among a minority of states which have failed to pass constitutional carry.
Important points on HB 189:
- Reciprocity/NICS bypass: HB 189 leaves intact NC’s concealed handgun permit system in order to bypass NICS for gun purchases and to ensure reciprocity with other states;
- Training: Although even some gun rights advocates have objected to the lack of a training requirement inherent in constitutional carry laws, none of the other 26 states which have adopted some form of constitutional carry have experienced problems; and
- Who can carry: HB 189 will not enable criminals to carry firearms. In terms of disqualifying offenses, only those who currently qualify for a concealed handgun permit will be able to legally carry without a permit.
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IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED!
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- CONTACT REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP: Speaker Tim Moore (Cleveland, Rutherford) and Rules Chair Rep. Destin Hall (Caldwell, Watauga).
- CONTACT JUDICIARY 2 COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS: The J-2 Committee to which HB 189 has been assigned has only a narrow Republican majority. We need you to contact the following legislators: Reps. Sarah Stevens (Chair, Surry Wilkes), Charles Miller (Co-Chair, Brunswick, New Hanover), Dudley Green (Avery, McDowell, Mitchell, Yancey), A. Reece Prytle, Jr. (Rockingham), Carson Smith (Onslow, Pender), and David Willis (Union).
- USE THIS COPY & PASTE CONTACT INFO: Tim.Moore@ncleg.gov; Destin.Hall@ncleg.gov; Sarah.Stevens@ncleg.gov; Charles.Miller@ncleg.gov; Dudley.Greene@ncleg.gov; Reece.Pyrtle@ncleg.gov; Carson.Smith@ncleg.gov; David.Willis@ncleg.gov
- CALL YOUR NC HOUSE REP: To find your representative to the NC House, go to: ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators
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DELIVER THIS MESSAGE |
Suggested Subject: “Please pass constitutional carry now”
Dear Representative:
I appreciate what Republicans have done in passing Senate Bill 41 and now implore you to complete the task of strengthening the right of North Carolinians to keep and bear arms by passing House Bill 189, “NC Constitutional Carry Act.” With the May 4 crossover deadline looming, please give the bill an expeditious hearing.
With Florida recently becoming the 26th state to adopt some form of constitutional carry, and Nebraska likely to be the 27th , North Carolina is now part of a disadvantaged minority of states in which permission slips are required to exercise a basic civil right. As the Latin proverb says, fortune favors the bold. I hope you will leverage our success by passing HB 189. I will be monitoring this issue through Grass Roots North Carolina’s legislative alerts.
Respectfully,
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