| 12 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 13 | 14 | | AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF GHOST GUNS AND 2 |
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| 14 | 15 | | UNDETECTABLE FIREARMS . 3 |
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| 15 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 16 | 17 | | SECTION 1. Article 52A of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by 5 |
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| 17 | 18 | | adding a new section to read: 6 |
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| 18 | 19 | | "§ 14-409B. Ghost guns and undetectable firearms prohibited. 7 |
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| 19 | 20 | | (a) Definition. – The following definitions apply in this section: 8 |
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| 20 | 21 | | (1) Ghost gun. – A firearm, including a frame or receiver, that lacks a unique 9 |
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| 21 | 22 | | serial number engraved or cased in metal alloy on the frame or receiver by a 10 |
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| 22 | 23 | | licensed manufacturer, maker, or importer under federal law or markings in 11 |
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| 23 | 24 | | accordance with 27 C.F.R. § 479.102. This term does not include a firearm 12 |
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| 24 | 25 | | that has been rendered permanently inoperable or a firearm that is not required 13 |
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| 25 | 26 | | to have a serial number in accordance with the federal Gun Control Act of 14 |
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| 26 | 27 | | 1968. 15 |
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| 27 | 28 | | (2) Undetectable firearm. – A firearm that satisfies any of the following 16 |
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| 28 | 29 | | requirements: 17 |
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| 29 | 30 | | a. After removal of all parts, other than a major component, is not as 18 |
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| 30 | 31 | | detectable by walk-through metal detectors commonly used at airports 19 |
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| 31 | 32 | | or other public buildings. 20 |
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| 32 | 33 | | b. Any major component of which, if subjected to inspection by the types 21 |
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| 33 | 34 | | of detection devices commonly used at airports or other public 22 |
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| 34 | 35 | | buildings for security screening, would not generate an image that 23 |
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| 35 | 36 | | accurately depicts the shape of the component. 24 |
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| 36 | 37 | | c. Is manufactured wholly of plastic, fiberglass, or through a 3D printing 25 |
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| 37 | 38 | | process. 26 |
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| 38 | 39 | | (b) Prohibition. – Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall 27 |
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| 39 | 40 | | be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to manufacture, sell, give away, transfer, use, or 28 |
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| 40 | 41 | | possess a ghost gun or an undetectable firearm. 29 |
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| 41 | 42 | | (c) Exception. – This section does not apply to federally licensed firearm manufacturers 30 |
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| 42 | 43 | | (Federal Firearm License Type 07) pursuant to Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives 31 |
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| 43 | 44 | | (ATF) regulations. 32 |
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| 44 | 45 | | (d) Punishment. – Any person violating this section is guilty of a Class I felony." 33 |
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| 45 | 46 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2025, and applies to offenses 34 |
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| 46 | 47 | | committed on or after that date. 35 |
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