ENABLING PATRIOTS ACT.

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View NCGA Bill Details2013-2014 Session
House Bill 624 (Public) Filed Tuesday, April 9, 2013
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO ENHANCE THE ABILITY OF LAWFUL CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, CHILDREN, AND OTHERS FROM CRIMINALS AND VIOLENT SOCIOPATHS AND TO EXPAND AREAS IN WHICH LAWFUL CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT HOLDERS MAY CARRY OR KEEP FIREARMS FOR PROTECTION OF THEMSELVES AND OTHERS.
Intro. by Pittman.

Status: Ref To Com On Judiciary (House Action) (Apr 10 2013)

Bill History:

H 624

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Apr 9 2013 - View Summary

    Amends GS 14-269.2, changing the definition for educational property to exclude property that is not used primarily for educational purposes.

    Deletes language in GS 14-269.2(b) concerning the level of felony/punishment a violation of discharging a firearm on educational property would incur. Provides that it is a Class I felony for any person to possess or carry (was, knowingly to possess or carry), whether openly or concealed, a firearm of any kind on educational property or to a curricular or extracurricular activity sponsored by a school.Provides that subsection (b) does not apply to(1) a person not participating in curricular or extracurricular events held at places other than educational property; (2) a BB gun, stun gun, air rifle, or air pistol; (3) persons authorized under this section to carry firearms on educational property; (4) firearms or an ordinarypocket knifeleft out of sight in a locked vehicle; or (5) an ordinary pocket knife carried in the person's pocket, provided that the knife is not taken out of the pocket on educational property, except in self-defense or to be used as a tool and not as a weapon. Amends subsections (d) and (e) to includean exception for an ordinary pocket knife as previously indicated.

    Expandsthe circumstances and situations wherethe prohibitions of GS 14-269.2 (Weapons on campus or other educational property)do not apply, adding individuals with a concealed handgun permit issued underArticle 54B of GS Chapter 14 or considered valid under GS 14-415.24.

    Amends GS 14-269.3 to delete prohibition making it unlawful to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any assembly where a fee is charged for admission. Provides that this section, which makes it unlawful to carry any gun, rifle, or pistol into any establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold and consumed, makes exceptions for a person on the premises of an eating establishment or a restaurantif that person has a valid concealed handgun permit. However, provides that this provision is not to be construed as permitting a person to carry a concealed handgun on the premises of an eating establishment or a restaurant wherethe person in legal control or possession of the premises has posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun on the premises.

    Makes conforming changes to GS 14-277.2 regarding weapons at parades, funeral processions, picket lines, and so forth. Amends GS 14-415.23, regarding statewide uniformity for the regulation of legally carrying a concealed handgun, to specify that "recreational facilities" are not to be construed as including areas of passive recreation such as picnic areas, shelters, restroom facilities, walkways, hiking trails, greenways,and lakes, nor shall this section be interpreted to prohibit firearms in entire parks that contain recreational facilities.

    EffectiveDecember 1, 2013.