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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina House Bill 964 allows concealed carry of non-handgun weapons for permit holders
Last action · April 14, 2025: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Brian Echevarria and 3 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina House Bill 964 allows individuals with a valid concealed handgun permit, s, or those legally exempt from permit requirements to carry concealed weapons other than handguns, such as knives and stun guns, starting December 1, 2025. The legislation permits carrying these weapons anywhere concealed handguns are legally allowed, while maintaining existing prohibitions.
Permit holders gain the legal right to conceal weapons previously restricted under North Carolina law, provided they adhere to all existing locations and circumstances where concealed handguns are prohibited.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Concealed handgun permit holders
Permit holders gain the legal right to carry concealed weapons other than handguns wherever concealed handguns are permitted.
Law enforcement officers
Officers must evaluate proof of deployment from military permittees and enforce concealed carry regulations under the updated statutes.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 14, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 14, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 10, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Expansion of Concealed Carry Scope
The bill shifts North Carolina law from restricting concealed weapons other than handguns to permitting them for individuals already vetted through the concealed handgun permit process.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance60How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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