Bill > H193

This bill introduces several significant changes to firearm regulations and legal protections for public officials in North Carolina. First, it allows certain employees and volunteers at nonpublic schools to carry firearms or stun guns on educational property with specific authorization and training requirements, including an annual eight-hour gun safety course. The bill also expands provisions for carrying concealed handguns, permitting individuals with a valid concealed handgun permit to carry weapons on educational property that is also a place of religious worship while attending worship services and related functions. Additionally, the legislation increases criminal penalties for assaults and threats against executive, legislative, court, and local elected officers by upgrading the classification of felonies, making such offenses more serious. The bill mandates that a judge, rather than a magistrate, must determine pretrial release conditions for individuals charged with assaulting or threatening these types of public officers, with potential conditions including staying away from the victim and specific locations. Furthermore, the bill provides additional protections for relocated law enforcement shooting ranges, such as preventing local governments from imposing certain restrictions on their operations. The changes are set to take effect on December 1, 2025, for most provisions, with some sections becoming effective immediately upon becoming law.

Education, Government Affairs, Justice

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H193