Enacts new subsection (4a) to GS 14-269 (carrying concealed weapons) to exempt from the prohibition against carrying a concealed weapon any person who is a district attorney, assistant district attorney, or an investigator employed by a district attorney’s office and who either (1) has a concealed handgun permit under Article 54B of GS Chapter 14 or under GS 14-415.24 (out-of-state permits) or (2) has completed a basic law enforcement training certification course, as defined. Specifies that the exemption does not apply when the person consumes alcohol or an unlawful controlled substance or when either remains in the person’s body.
Enacts new GS 14-415.27 in Article 54B of GS Chapter 14 to exempt a person who is a district attorney, an assistant district attorney, or an investigator employed by the district attorney’s office and who has a valid concealed handgun permit under state law or under GS 14-415.24 (out-of-state permits) from the restrictions and prohibitions in GS 14-415.11(c) (listing specific areas and facilities, including state and federal offices, in which a concealed handgun is prohibited). Allows the person to carry a concealed handgun in the areas listed in GS 14-415.11(c), unless otherwise prohibited by federal law. Makes a conforming change to GS 14-415.11(c) and GS 14-269(a1)(2) (excepting certain persons from the concealed pistol or gun prohibition).