North Carolina HB 732: Common Sense Gun Regulations.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 732

Short Title: Common Sense Gun Regulations. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives Harrison, Morey, Belk, and Dew (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
April 3, 2025
*H732-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A PERMIT FOR THE PURCHASE OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON OR 2
LONG GUN; TO REQUIRE A SEVENTY-TWO-HOUR WAITING PERIOD BEFORE A 3
PURCHASED FIREARM MAY BE DELIVERED OR OTHERWISE POSSESSED; TO 4
PROHIBIT THE SALE OF AN ASSAULT WEAPON OR LONG GUN TO PERSONS 5
UNDER A CERTAIN AGE; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF A BUMP 6
STOCK OR TRIGGER CRANK; TO REQUIRE THE SAFE STORAGE OF A FIREARM; 7
TO REVISE RECIPROCITY LAW FOR A CONCEALED HANDGUN PERMIT; TO 8
REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF A LOST OR STOLEN FIREARM; TO REQUIRE ANY 9
PERSON WHO OWNS A FIREARM TO CARRY FIREARM LIABILITY INSURANCE; 10
TO LIMIT THE SIZE OF AMMUNITION MAGAZINES; TO REPEAL THE 11
PREEMPTION OF LOCAL REGULATION OF FIREARMS; TO ALLOW THE 12
DESTRUCTION OF A SEIZED FIREARM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF 13
PUBLIC SAFETY TO DEVELOP A ROSTER OF HANDGUNS THAT MEET CERTAIN 14
DESIGN AND SAFETY STANDARDS AND PROHIBIT THE SALE, TRANSFER, 15
OWNERSHIP, OR POSSESSION OF HANDGUNS THAT ARE NOT INCLUDED ON 16
THE ROSTER; TO REPEAL THE "STAND YOUR GROUND LAWS" AND CODIFY 17
COMMON LAW REGARDING USE OF FORCE AGAINST AN INTRUDER; TO 18
PROHIBIT LEAVING A FIREARM IN AN UNATTENDED MOTOR VEHICLE UNLESS 19
FIREARM IS SAFELY STORED; TO PROHIBIT THE SALE OR POSSESSION OF 20
GHOST GUNS; TO PROHIBIT POSSESSION OF A SEMIAUTOMATIC FIREARM BY 21
PERSONS UNDER TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE; TO REQUIRE THE SHERIFF 22
UPON DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW A CONCEALED 23
HANDGUN PERMIT OR PISTOL PERMIT TO TRANSMIT THE PROHIBITION 24
RECORD TO THE NATIONAL INSTANT CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK 25
SYSTEM; TO DIRECT THE STATE TREASURER TO DIVEST THE PENSION FUND 26
OF GUN STOCKS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF AN EXTREME RISK 27
PROTECTION ORDER TO RESTRICT TEMPORARILY A PERSON'S ACCESS TO 28
FIREARMS IF THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THE PERSON POSES A DANGER OF 29
PHYSICAL HARM TO SELF OR OTHERS; AND TO REQUIRE A COURT TO ORDER 30
THE SEIZURE OF ANY FIREARM, AMMUNITION, OR PERMITS A DEFENDANT 31
FAILS TO SURRENDER AFTER THE ISSUANCE OF AN EMERGENCY OR EX 32
PARTE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROTECTIVE ORDER. 33
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 34
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General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025
Page 2 House Bill 732-First Edition
PART I. TITLE OF ACT 1
SECTION 1. This act shall be known as "The Comprehensive Common-Sense 2
Approach to Reducing Gun Violence Act." 3
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PART II. PERMIT REQUIRED FOR PURCHASE OF ASSAULT WEAPON OR LONG 5
GUN AND WAITING PERIOD REQUIRED BETWEEN PURCHASE AND DELIVERY 6
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 14-402, as it existed immediately before its repeal, is reenacted 7
and reads as rewritten: 8
"§ 14-402. Sale of certain weapons without permit forbidden. 9
(a) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation in this State to sell, give away, or 10
transfer, or to purchase or receive, at any place within this State from any other place within or 11
without the State any pistol pistol, assault weapon, or long gun unless: (i) a license or permit is 12
first obtained under this Article by the purchaser or receiver from the sheriff of the county in 13
which the purchaser or receiver resides; or (ii) a valid North Carolina concealed handgun permit 14
is held under Article 54B of this Chapter by the purchaser or receiver who must be a resident of 15
the State at the time of the purchase. Additionally, it is unlawful for any person in this State to 16
receive a pistol, assault weapon, or long gun unless a period of 72 hours has passed from the date 17
of purchase or agreement to give away or transfer the pistol, assault weapon, or long gun. 18
It is unlawful for any person or persons to receive from any postmaster, postal clerk, 19
employee in the parcel post department, rural mail carrier, express agent or employee, railroad 20
agent or employee within the State of North Carolina any pistol pistol, assault weapon, or long 21
gun without having in his or their possession and without exhibiting at the time of the delivery 22
of the same and to the person delivering the same the permit from the sheriff as provided in 23
G.S. 14-403. Any person violating the provisions of this section is guilty of a Class 2 24
misdemeanor. 25
(b) This section does not apply to an antique firearm or an historic edged weapon. 26
(c) The following definitions apply in this Article: 27
(1) Antique firearm. – Defined in G.S. 14-409.11. 28
(1a) Assault weapon. – The term includes all of the following: 29
a. Any selective-fire firearm capable of semiautomatic or burst fire at the 30
option of the user. The term also includes all of the following 31
semiautomatic firearms: 32
1. Algimec Agmi. 33
2. Armalite AR-180.