SAFE FIREARM STORAGE/SALES TAX EXEMPTION.

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 448 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 18, 2025
AN ACT TO PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SALES TAX EXEMPTION FOR EQUIPMENT DESIGNED TO PREVENT UNAUTHORIZED PERSONS FROM ACCESSING FIREARMS.
Intro. by Dahle, Clark.

Status: Ref to the Com on Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action) (Mar 20 2025)
H 448

Bill Summaries:

  • Summary date: Mar 18 2025 - View Summary

    Amends GS 105-164.13 (setting forth retail sales and use tax exemptions) to exempt certain equipment designed to prevent unauthorized access to firearms from sales tax, including (1) devices installed on firearms that are designed to prevent the firearm from firing without first being deactivated and (2) a device for home use that is designed to prevent access to a firearm by any means other than a key, a combination, biometric data, etc., including a gun safe, gun case, or lockbox. Equipment designed to allow for the display of firearms, including glass-faced cabinets, are not included in the sales tax exemption. Effective October 1, 2025, and applies to sales made on or after that date, and expires October 1, 2026, for sales made on or after that date.