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11 GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
22 SESSION 2025
3-H 1
4-HOUSE BILL 193
3+H D
4+HOUSE BILL DRH40136-ML-13A
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78 Short Title: Firearm Law Revisions. (Public)
8-Sponsors: Representatives McNeely, Pyrtle, Miller, and Carver (Primary Sponsors).
9-For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
10-Referred to: Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
11-February 26, 2025
12-*H193 -v-1*
9+Sponsors: Representative McNeely.
10+Referred to:
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12+*DRH40136 -ML-13A*
1313 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
1414 AN ACT TO ALLOW A PERSON WITH A VALID CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT, OR 2
1515 WHO IS EXEMPT FROM OBTAINING A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT, TO 3
1616 POSSESS OR CARRY A HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY OWNED, 4
1717 USED, OR OPERATED BY A PRIVATE SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL 5
1818 PROTECTIONS FROM RESTRICTIONS ON USE FOR RELOCATED LAW 6
1919 ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING RANGES . 7
2020 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 8
2121 9
2222 PART I. ALLOW PERSON WITH CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT TO CARRY A 10
2323 CONCEALED HANDGUN ON PRIVATE SCHOOL PROPERTY 11
2424 SECTION 1.(a) G.S. 14-269.2 is amended by adding a new subsection to read: 12
2525 "(k2) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a person who has a concealed handgun 13
2626 permit that is valid under Article 54B of this Chapter, or who is exempt from obtaining a permit 14
2727 pursuant to that Article, if all of the following conditions apply: 15
2828 (1) The person possesses and carries a handgun on educational property that is 16
2929 owned, used, or operated by a private school. Nothing in this subdivision shall 17
3030 be construed as applying to a nonpublic postsecondary educational institution. 18
3131 (2) The weapon is a handgun. 19
3232 (3) The person or persons in legal possession or control of the educational 20
3333 property have not posted a conspicuous notice prohibiting the carrying of a 21
3434 concealed handgun on the property in accordance with G.S. 14-415.11(c). 22
3535 (4) The person or persons in legal possession or control of the educational 23
3636 property has or have provided written permission authorizing the person to 24
3737 possess and carry a handgun on the property. The permission required by this 25
3838 subdivision shall be signed by the person or persons in legal possession or 26
3939 control of the property and shall specify the dates of issuance and expiration." 27
4040 SECTION 1.(b) G.S. 14-415.11(c)(1) reads as rewritten: 28
4141 "(1) Areas prohibited by G.S. 14-269.2, except as allowed under 29
4242 G.S. 14-269.2(k1).subsection (k1) or (k2) of G.S. 14-269.2." 30
4343 SECTION 1.(c) This Part becomes effective December 1, 2025. 31
4444 32
4545 PART II. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL PROTECTIONS FOR RELOCATED LAW 33
4646 ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING RANGES 34
47-SECTION 2.(a) Article 53C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes reads as rewritten: 35 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
48-Page 2 House Bill 193-First Edition
49-"Article 53C. 1
50-"Sport Shooting Range Protection Act of 1997. 2
51-"§ 14-409.45. Definitions. 3
52-The following definitions apply in this Article: 4
53-(1) Law enforcement organization. – A State or national organization whose 5
54-membership is composed of sworn law enforcement officers, including a 6
55-regional or local chapter of such a State or national organization. 7
56-(2) Law enforcement shooting range. – A sport shooting range owned or operated 8
57-by a State, federal, or local law enforcement agency, or by a law enforcement 9
58-organization. 10
59-(1)(3) Person. – An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, club, or 11
60-other legal entity. 12
61-(2)(4) Sport shooting range or range. – An area designed and operated for the use of 13
62-rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other 14
63-similar sport shooting. 15
64-(3)(5) Substantial change in use. – The current primary use of the range no longer 16
65-represents the activity previously engaged in at the range. 17
66-"§ 14-409.46. Sport shooting range protection. 18
67-(a) Notwithstanding Except as otherwise provided in this Article, notwithstanding any 19
68-other provision of law, a person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range in this State 20
69-shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or 21
70-noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range is in compliance with 22
71-any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time the 23
72-range began operation. 24
73-(b) A person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range is not subject to an action 25
74-for nuisance on the basis of noise or noise pollution, and a State court shall not enjoin the use or 26
75-operation of a range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, if the range is in compliance with 27
76-any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time the 28
77-range began operation. 29
78-(c) Rules adopted by any State department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms 30
79-of decibel level that may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall not apply to a sport shooting 31
80-range that was in operation prior to the adoption of the rule. 32
81-(d) A person who acquires title to real property adversely affected by the use of property 33
82-with a permanently located and improved sport shooting range constructed and initially operated 34
83-prior to the time the person acquires title shall not maintain a nuisance action on the basis of noise 35
84-or noise pollution against the person who owns the range to restrain, enjoin, or impede the use of 36
85-the range. If there is a substantial change in use of the range after the person acquires title, the 37
86-person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within one year of the date of a 38
87-substantial change in use. This section does not prohibit actions for negligence or recklessness in 39
88-the operation of the range or by a person using the range. 40
89-(e) A sport shooting range that is operated and is not in violation of existing law at the 41
90-time of the enactment of an ordinance shall be permitted to continue in operation even if the 42
91-operation of the sport shooting range at a later date does not conform to the new ordinance or an 43
92-amendment to an existing ordinance, provided there has been no substantial change in use. 44
93-"§ 14-409.46A. Additional protection for relocated law enforcement shooting range. 45
94-Notwithstanding any provision of law or any other provision of this Article, for any law 46
95-enforcement shooting range that operates in the same location for at least 25 years, relocates to a 47
96-new location within the same county, and has no substantial change in use, the following shall 48
97-apply: 49
98-(1) The provisions of this Article shall be applied to the law enforcement shooting 50
99-range based on the date the range began operation in the original location. 51 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
100-House Bill 193-First Edition Page 3
47+SECTION 2.(a) Article 53C of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes reads as rewritten: 35
48+"Article 53C. 36
49+H.B. 193
50+Feb 25, 2025
51+HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
52+Page 2 DRH40136-ML-13A
53+"Sport Shooting Range Protection Act of 1997. 1
54+"§ 14-409.45. Definitions. 2
55+The following definitions apply in this Article: 3
56+(1) Law enforcement organization. – A State or national organization whose 4
57+membership is composed of sworn law enforcement officers, including a 5
58+regional or local chapter of such a State or national organization. 6
59+(2) Law enforcement shooting range. – A sport shooting range owned or operated 7
60+by a State, federal, or local law enforcement agency, or by a law enforcement 8
61+organization. 9
62+(1)(3) Person. – An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation, club, or 10
63+other legal entity. 11
64+(2)(4) Sport shooting range or range. – An area designed and operated for the use of 12
65+rifles, shotguns, pistols, silhouettes, skeet, trap, black powder, or any other 13
66+similar sport shooting. 14
67+(3)(5) Substantial change in use. – The current primary use of the range no longer 15
68+represents the activity previously engaged in at the range. 16
69+"§ 14-409.46. Sport shooting range protection. 17
70+(a) Notwithstanding Except as otherwise provided in this Article, notwithstanding any 18
71+other provision of law, a person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range in this State 19
72+shall not be subject to civil liability or criminal prosecution in any matter relating to noise or 20
73+noise pollution resulting from the operation or use of the range if the range is in compliance with 21
74+any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time the 22
75+range began operation. 23
76+(b) A person who owns, operates, or uses a sport shooting range is not subject to an action 24
77+for nuisance on the basis of noise or noise pollution, and a State court shall not enjoin the use or 25
78+operation of a range on the basis of noise or noise pollution, if the range is in compliance with 26
79+any noise control laws or ordinances that applied to the range and its operation at the time the 27
80+range began operation. 28
81+(c) Rules adopted by any State department or agency for limiting levels of noise in terms 29
82+of decibel level that may occur in the outdoor atmosphere shall not apply to a sport shooting 30
83+range that was in operation prior to the adoption of the rule. 31
84+(d) A person who acquires title to real property adversely affected by the use of property 32
85+with a permanently located and improved sport shooting range constructed and initially operated 33
86+prior to the time the person acquires title shall not maintain a nuisance action on the basis of noise 34
87+or noise pollution against the person who owns the range to restrain, enjoin, or impede the use of 35
88+the range. If there is a substantial change in use of the range after the person acquires title, the 36
89+person may maintain a nuisance action if the action is brought within one year of the date of a 37
90+substantial change in use. This section does not prohibit actions for negligence or recklessness in 38
91+the operation of the range or by a person using the range. 39
92+(e) A sport shooting range that is operated and is not in violation of existing law at the 40
93+time of the enactment of an ordinance shall be permitted to continue in operation even if the 41
94+operation of the sport shooting range at a later date does not conform to the new ordinance or an 42
95+amendment to an existing ordinance, provided there has been no substantial change in use. 43
96+"§ 14-409.46A. Additional protection for relocated law enforcement shooting range. 44
97+Notwithstanding any provision of law or any other provision of this Article, for any law 45
98+enforcement shooting range that operates in the same location for at least 25 years, relocates to a 46
99+new location within the same county, and has no substantial change in use, the following shall 47
100+apply: 48
101+(1) The provisions of this Article shall be applied to the law enforcement shooting 49
102+range based on the date the range began operation in the original location. 50 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
103+DRH40136-ML-13A Page 3
101104 (2) A local government may not prohibit the law enforcement shooting range 1
102105 from conducting night operations for law enforcement training purposes if the 2
103106 range provides at least 48 hours' written notice to the local government of the 3
104107 date and time the night operations will be conducted. 4
105108 (3) A local government may not require the law enforcement shooting range to 5
106109 comply with a setback line of more than 100 feet. 6
107110 …." 7
108111 SECTION 2.(b) This Part is effective when it becomes law. 8
109112 9
110113 PART III. CRIMINAL SAVINGS CLAUSE AND EFFECTIVE DATE 10
111114 SECTION 3.(a) Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of 11
112115 this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for 12
113116 this act remain applicable to those prosecutions. 13
114117 SECTION 3.(b) Except as otherwise provided in this act, this act is effective when 14
115118 it becomes law. 15