North Carolina HB 193: Firearm Law Revisions.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 
SESSION 2025 
 
SESSION LAW 2025-81 
HOUSE BILL 193 
 
 
*H193-v-5* 
AN   ACT   TO   PROVIDE   THAT   CERTAIN   EMPLOYEES AND   VOLUNTEERS   AT 
NONPUBLIC  SCHOOLS  MAY  CARRY  CERTAIN  WEAPONS  ON  EDUCATIONAL 
PROPERTY  WHEN  AUTHORIZED  BY  THE  SCHOOL  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES  OR 
SCHOOL  ADMINISTRATIVE  DIRECTOR,  TO  PROVIDE  THAT  A  PERSON  MAY 
CARRY A CONCEALED HANDGUN ON EDUCATIONAL PROPERTY THAT IS THE 
LOCATION OF BOTH A SCHOOL AND A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP WHEN 
ATTENDING  WORSHIP  SERVICES  AND  OTHER  SACERDOTAL  FUNCTIONS  AT 
THE   PLACE   OF   RELIGIOUS   WORSHIP,   TO   INCREASE   THE   PUNISHMENT 
IMPOSED  FOR  AN  ASSAULT  OR  THREAT  AGAINST  AN  EXECUTIVE  OFFICER, 
LEGISLATIVE  OFFICER, COURT  OFFICER,  OR  LOCAL  ELECTED  OFFICER,  TO 
REQUIRE PRETRIAL RELEASE CONDITIONS FOR ANY PERSON CHARGED WITH 
ASSAULTING  OR  MAKING A  THREAT  AGAINST  AN EXECUTIVE  OFFICER, 
LEGISLATIVE   OFFICER, COURT   OFFICER,   LOCAL ELECTED   OFFICER,   OR 
ELECTION  OFFICER  TO BE  DETERMINED  BY  A  JUDGE,  AND  TO  PROVIDE 
ADDITIONAL  PROTECTIONS  FROM  RESTRICTIONS ON  USE  FOR  RELOCATED 
LAW ENFORCEMENT SHOOTING RANGES. 
 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 
 
SECTION 1.  G.S. 14-269.2(a) is amended by adding the following new subdivisions 
to read: 
"(1d) School administrative director. – Any  individual  authorized  by  the  school 
board of trustees to act on behalf of the nonpublic school. 
(1e) School board of trustees. – The governing body of any nonpublic school. For 
purposes of parochial schools, the school board of trustees may be the board 
of deacons, the board of elders, or any other designated board which oversees 
the general affairs of the church, synagogue, temple, or other place of religious 
worship that is affiliated with the nonpublic school." 
SECTION 2.  G.S. 14-269.2(g) is amended by adding the following new subdivision 
to read: 
"(8) The person is an employee or volunteer of a nonpublic school who meets all 
of the following criteria: 
a. The person has written authorization from the school board of trustees 
or the school administrative director to possess and carry a firearm or 
stun gun on the educational property that is owned, used, or operated 
by the nonpublic school. 
b. The weapon is a firearm or a stun gun. 
c. The person has a concealed handgun permit issued in accordance with 
Article    54B    of    this    Chapter    or    is    considered    valid    under 
G.S. 14-415.24. 
d. The person has successfully completed under the direct supervision of 
a  certified  National  Rifle  Association  instructor  or  the  equivalent a 

 
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minimum of eight hours of courses on, or relating to, gun safety and 
the  appropriate  use  of  firearms that  is  in addition  to the firearms 
training  and  safety  course  required  for  a  concealed  handgun  permit 
under G.S. 14-415.12(a)(4). This is an annual training requirement. 
e. The nonpublic school adopts and maintains written standard operating 
procedures regarding  the possession  and  carrying of the  weapons 
listed in this subdivision on the educational property and distributes to 
the  parents  of  students  attending  the nonpublic school copies  of  the 
written standard operating procedures on an annual basis. 
f. The  person  is on  the  premises  of  the  educational  property  that  is 
owned, used, or operated by the nonpublic school at which the person 
is an employee or volunteer." 
SECTION 3.  G.S. 14-269.2(k1) reads as rewritten: 
"(k1) For the purposes of this subsection, property owned by a local board of education or 
county  commission shall not be construed  as a building that is a place of religious worship as 
defined  in  G.S. 14-54.1.  The  provisions  of  this  section  shall  not  apply  to  a  person  who  has  a 
concealed handgun permit that is valid under Article 54B of this Chapter, or who is exempt from 
obtaining a permit pursuant to that Article, if all of the following conditions apply: 
(1) The person possesses and carries a handgun on educational property other than 
an institution of higher education as defined by G.S. 116-143.1 or a nonpublic, 
postsecondary educational institution. 
(2) The educational property is the location of both a school and a building that is 
a place of religious worship as defined in G.S. 14-54.1. 
(3) The weapon is a handgun. 
(4) The handgun is only possessed and carried on educational property outside in 
one of the following circumstances: 
a. Outside of the school operating hours. 
b. At any time, in a building that is a place of religious worship while the 
person   is   attending   worship   services,   funeral   services,   wedding 
ceremonies,   Christenings,   religious   fellowships,   and   any   other 
sacerdotal functions in the building. For purposes of this subdivision, 
the term "attending" includes ingress and egress between the building 
and