Bill Summary for H 72 (2023-2024)

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Summary date: 

Feb 15 2023

Bill Information:

View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 72 (Public) Filed Wednesday, February 8, 2023
AN ACT TO LAUNCH A STATEWIDE FIREARM SAFE STORAGE AWARENESS INITIATIVE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SAFE STORAGE OF FIREARMS AND TO FACILITATE THE DISTRIBUTION OF GUN LOCKS.
Intro. by Carson Smith, Clemmons, White, K. Baker.

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House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Requires the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to collaborate with the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and Wildlife Resources Commission (Commission) (was, DHHS must collaborate with the Commission), to launch a two-year statewide firearm safe storage awareness initiative to educate the public about the importance of the safe storage of firearms and to facilitate the distribution of gun locks, which must include the development of a website and toolkit and include an outreach process. 

Makes DPS, instead of the Commission, responsible for developing the website providing information to the public about six specified issues related to the safe storage of firearms, including access to a toolkit of information that local communities may use to launch firearm safe storage initiatives at the local level. 

Requires DPS, instead of DHHS, to implement an outreach process for disseminating the information and toolkit to the public and to local communities, and providing technical assistance. Allows DPS (was, DHHS and Commission) to contract with a third-party to launch the firearm safe storage awareness initiative. 

Deletes the intent to fund the act. 

Requires DPS, DHHS, and the Commission to report to the specified NCGA committee on progress in launching the initiative.