As you may recall, HB 189 (“Freedom to Carry
NC”) for permitless concealed carry is stalled in the NC House Rules Committee, having been withdrawn from a floor vote after the NRA opposed
the bill. Having missed the legislative “crossover deadline,” the only way to revive the bill is to add a financial appropriation, which
would make it immune from the crossover deadline. The bill’s primary sponsor, Rep. Keith Kidwell, has expressed willingness to do
so.
You helped us pass SB 41. Now help us pass permitless carry, eliminating the need for a
governmental “permission slip” to exercise your Second Amendment rights. With recent passage in Louisiana, and South Carolina, bringing
permitless carry states to 29, NC is now among a minority still requiring governmental permits.
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;
“Constitutional”
carry? Although HB 189 is not a “pure” constitutional carry bill, since it offers permitless
carry to those who don’t have offenses which would prevent them from getting a permit, it represents a giant step forward by eliminating
the need for a concealed handgun permit and providing a base for future improvements.
Training: Although even some gun rights advocates have objected to the nominal training provision added as the
Speaker’s condition for moving the bill, the training required does not create any central database of those who have taken it, may be conducted
by NRA, USCCA, or an online NC course, and no proof of training needs to be carried.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
REQUIRED!
CALL NC HOUSE SPEAKER TIM
MOORE: Legislators will be out until 7/10, so be prepared to leave a message for Speaker Moore at 919-733-3451
politely telling him to move HB 189.
CONTACT
REPUBLICAN LEADERSHIP & RULES COMMITTEE REPUBLICANS: Speaker Tim Moore (Cleveland,
Rutherford) and Rules Chair Rep. Destin Hall (Caldwell, Watauga), and Rules Committee Republicans using the copy-and-paste list below.
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With 29 states now having passed some form of permitless or “constitutional” concealed carry, North Carolina
is now among a minority of states which still demand governmental permission for lawful citizens to protect themselves. None of those 29 states have
reported problems resulting from adopting permitless carry of concealed firearms.
Accordingly, I am calling on you to move House Bill 189,
“Freedom to Carry NC,” which would remove the need to concealed handgun permits for lawful North Carolinians. Although the legislative
“crossover deadline” has passed, we both know that addition of a financial appropriation to the bill would make it eligible for
consideration.
Republicans should do what gun voters elected them to do, and act
swiftly while you still have a clear supermajority.
I strongly urge you to ensure passage of HB 189. I will be monitoring this issue
through Grass Roots North Carolina legislative alerts.
Respectfully,
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