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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
-H 1
-HOUSE BILL 9
+H D
+HOUSE BILL DRH30006-ML-8
Short Title: Firearm Discharge/Preempt Local Ordinance. (Public)
-Sponsors: Representatives Kidwell, Moss, Pike, and McNeely (Primary Sponsors).
-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
-Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
-January 30, 2025
-*H9-v-1*
+Sponsors: Representative Kidwell.
+Referred to:
+
+*DRH30006-ML-8*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
-AN ACT TO PREEMPT LO CAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REGULATING SPORT 2
-SHOOTING RANGES AND DISCHARGING FIREARMS ON OR WITHIN PRIVAT E 3
+AN ACT TO PREEMPT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FROM REGULATING SPORT 2
+SHOOTING RANGES AND DISCHARGING FIREARMS ON OR WITHIN PRIVATE 3
PROPERTY. 4
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 5
SECTION 1. G.S. 14-409.47 reads as rewritten: 6
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projectile from crossing the bounds of the property." 19
SECTION 3. G.S. 160A-189 reads as rewritten: 20
"§ 160A-189. Firearms. 21
-A city may by ordinance regulate, res trict, or prohibit the discharge of firearms at any time 22
+A city may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the discharge of firearms at any time 22
or place within the city except when used (i) in defense of person or property or pursuant to 23
lawful directions of law -enforcement officers, and officers or (ii) on or within private property 24
with the permission of the owner or possessor of that property and conducted with reasonable 25
care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property. A c ity may by ordinance 26
regulate the display of firearms on the streets, sidewalks, alleys, or other public property. Nothing 27
-in this section shall be construed to limit a city's authority to take action under Article 1A of 28
+in this section shall be construed to limit a city 's authority to take action under Article 1A of 28
Chapter 166A of the General Statutes." 29
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to existing 30
municipal or county ordinances. Any municipal or county ordinance inconsistent with this act is 31
void and unenforceable. 32
+H.B. 9
+Jan 29, 2025
+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK

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