Bill Summary for H 439 (2025-2026)

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Mar 18 2025

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View NCGA Bill Details(link is external)2025-2026 Session
House Bill 439 (Public) Filed Tuesday, March 18, 2025
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE CONCEALED CARRY OF BLADED WEAPONS IF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS ARE MET.
Intro. by Kidwell, Ward, Pike.

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Amends GS 14-269 (prohibiting carrying concealed knives and other listed deadly weapons), as follows. Amends the definition of ordinary pocket knife, which is exempt from the statute when carried in a closed position, so that it now means a folding knife with a blade not more than 6 inches long (was, a small knife, designed for carrying in a pocket or purse, that has its cutting edge and point entirely enclosed by its handle, and that may not be opened by a throwing, explosive, or spring action). Adds that the statute does not apply if: (1) the weapon is a knife (defined as a bowie knife, dirk, dagger, switchblade, or a bladed weapon of like kind to these weapons described not including an ordinary pocket knife); (2) the person carrying the concealed knife is at least 18 years old; (3) the person carries valid identification at all times that they are carrying a concealed knife and displays the identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer; (4) the person has not been convicted of a felony under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States; and (5) the person is not carrying a concealed knife in or on a place where a concealed handgun is prohibited from being carried under subsection (c) of GS 14-415.11. Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2025.