{"id":90156,"date":"2023-02-17T17:16:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T23:16:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90156"},"modified":"2023-02-17T17:16:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T23:16:25","slug":"90156","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=90156","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20230216\/north-carolina-pro-2a-measures-pass-house-state-senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina: Pro-2A Measures Pass House, State Senate<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The North Carolina Senate voted 29-19 to pass\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookup\/2023\/Sb41\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senate Bill 41<\/a>, a bill that recognizes law-abiding citizens\u2019 right to self-defense while attending a church with a school attached and, also, repeals the redundant\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20230213\/north-carolina-committee-hearing-tomorrow-for-permit-to-purchase-repeal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">permit-to-purchase system<\/a>. The House passed,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncleg.gov\/BillLookUp\/2023\/H49\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">House Bill 49<\/a>, a similar pro-self-defense bill to Senate Bill 41, by a vote of 77-43. Garnishing bipartisan support in the House for the self-defense bill indicates a potential override of any veto by Governor Roy Cooper, who vetoed similar legislation in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20210621\/north-carolina-gov-cooper-vetoes-bipartisan-worshipper-protection-bill-again\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20200708\/north-carolina-veto-override-fails-for-second-amendment-preservation-act\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NRA-ILA thanks the Senate leadership of Senator Danny Britt, Senator Jim Perry, Senator\u00a0Warren Daniel, Senator Phil Berger, and others\u00a0for fighting to protect the rights of North Carolina\u2019s law-abiding citizens. \u00a0Also, on the House side, NRA-ILA thanks Speaker Tim Moore and Representative Jeff McNeely for their tireless efforts to advance Second Amendment freedom in the Tar Heel State.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Bill 41 enables law-abiding citizens who hold a concealed handgun permit to carry a handgun to defend themselves and their loved ones when attending religious worship taking place on private property that is both a school and a place of worship,\u00a0if it does not prohibit firearms. This empowers private property owners to set their own security policy, rather than the state imposing a one-size-fits-all solution.\u00a0In 2019, an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nraila.org\/articles\/20200113\/governor-abbott-presents-white-settlement-hero-jack-wilson-with-texas-medal-of-courage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">armed citizen<\/a>\u00a0in Texas defended his church against\u00a0an\u00a0individual. This worshiper, Jack Wilson, was able\u00a0to\u00a0take action because of similar NRA-backed legislation in Texas<\/p>\n<p>The permit-to-purchase system was created before modern, computerized background checks existed. The federal NICS checks that licensed firearms dealers conduct are often completed in minutes. Repealing the permit-to-purchase a firearm ensures that law-abiding citizens can exercise their Second Amendment rights without this unnecessary obstacle and fee that is also a burden on law-enforcement resources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Carolina: Pro-2A Measures Pass House, State Senate The North Carolina Senate voted 29-19 to pass\u00a0Senate Bill 41, a bill that recognizes law-abiding citizens\u2019 right to self-defense while attending a church with a school attached and, also, repeals the redundant\u00a0permit-to-purchase system. 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