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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina allows concealed handguns on private school property with written permission and shields relocated law enforcement shooting ranges from local noise and setback restrictions
Last action · July 29, 2025: Ch. SL 2025-81Sponsors: Jeff McNeely and 16 others
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What This Bill Does
North Carolina allows individuals with valid concealed handgun permits or permit exemptions to carry handguns on private school educational property, provided the property is not posted against carrying and the owner grants signed written permission. The legislation also protects law enforcement shooting ranges operating for at least 25 years that relocate within the same county, retaining their original operating date for legal protections and limiting local government authority over night training notices and setback requirements.
Private school operators gain the authority to permit or ban concealed handguns on their campuses, and relocated long-standing law enforcement shooting ranges are protected from local noise nuisance lawsuits and setback requirements exceeding 100 feet.
- North Carolina General Statutes regulate the carrying of concealed handguns on educational property and provide liability protections for sport shooting ranges under Article 53C of Chapter 14. context
Who It Affects
Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
concealed handgun permit holders
Permit holders gain the legal ability to carry handguns on private school property provided they obtain written permission and the school is not posted against it.
private school operators
School administrators and property owners hold the authority to either prohibit concealed handguns with notices or issue signed written permission authorizing individuals to carry handguns on campus.
local governments
Local governing bodies are restricted from requiring setback lines greater than 100 feet for qualifying relocated law enforcement shooting ranges and cannot ban their night training operations when proper 48-hour notice is provided.
law enforcement shooting range operators
Operators of qualifying relocated law enforcement ranges retain original operational date protections against nuisance lawsuits and local restrictions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can anyone with a concealed handgun permit carry a weapon on any private school property under this law?
Does the private school concealed carry allowance apply to colleges or universities?
What protections are given to relocated law enforcement shooting ranges?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Current status: Became law over the governor's veto.
Procedural history
41 actions- Jul 29, 2025SenateVeto Overridden
- Jul 29, 2025SenatePlaced on Today's Calendar
- Jul 29, 2025SenateVeto Received From House
- Jul 29, 2025HouseVeto Overridden
- Jul 10, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 07/29/2025
- Jul 9, 2025HouseReceived from the Governor
Show 35 earlier actions
- Jun 26, 2025HouseOrdered Enrolled
- Jun 26, 2025HouseConcurred In S Com Sub
- Jun 25, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 06/26/2025
- Jun 25, 2025HouseCal Pursuant 36(b)
- Jun 25, 2025HouseSpecial Message Received For Concurrence in S Com Sub
- Jun 25, 2025SenateSpecial Message Sent To House
- Jun 25, 2025SenatePassed 3rd Reading
- Jun 25, 2025SenatePassed 2nd Reading
- Jun 25, 2025SenateAmend Tabled A1
- Jun 24, 2025SenatePlaced On Cal For 06/25/2025
- Jun 24, 2025SenateWithdrawn From Cal
- Jun 23, 2025SenateReptd Fav
- Jun 19, 2025SenateRe-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 19, 2025SenateCom Substitute Adopted
- Jun 19, 2025SenateReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Jun 18, 2025SenateRe-ref to Judiciary. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate
- Jun 18, 2025SenateWithdrawn From Com
- May 5, 2025SenateRef To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
- May 5, 2025SenatePassed 1st Reading
- May 5, 2025SenateRegular Message Received From House
- May 1, 2025HouseRegular Message Sent To Senate
- May 1, 2025HousePassed 3rd Reading
- May 1, 2025HousePassed 2nd Reading
- Apr 30, 2025HousePlaced On Cal For 05/01/2025
- Apr 30, 2025HouseCal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
- Apr 30, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Apr 29, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 29, 2025HouseReptd Fav Com Substitute
- Apr 1, 2025HouseRe-ref Com On Education - K-12
- Apr 1, 2025HouseReptd Fav
- Mar 17, 2025HouseRe-ref to the Com on Judiciary 2, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Mar 17, 2025HouseWithdrawn From Com
- Feb 26, 2025HouseRef To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Feb 26, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Feb 25, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
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Discoveries
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Expansion of Concealed Carry to Private Educational Property
The legislation creates a new statutory exception allowing concealed handgun permit holders to carry on private school grounds under specific authorization conditions, shifting control to property owners while excluding postsecondary institutions.
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Sources
www.ncleg.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance75How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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