Fred Fuller
Moderator Emeritus
North Carolinians who have concealed carry permits are effectively denied under current law the right to legally carry firearms off their own premises during declared states of emergency, during a time when such access to the means of personal protection might be even more important. While efforts are being made to change these provisions legislatively, bills like the one below are still moving forward.
Please contact your state legislators in opposition to NC House Bill 843...
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Text - http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v1.pdf
Particular attention to: Page 12 - 13
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Page 12 House Bill 843-First Edition
"§ 166A-19.31. Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with 46
states of emergency. 47
(a) Authority to Enact Prohibitions and Restrictions. – The governing body of any 48
municipality or county may enact ordinances designed to permit the imposition of prohibitions 49
and restrictions within the emergency area during a state of emergency declared pursuant to 50
G.S. 166A-19.21. Authority to impose by declaration prohibitions and restrictions under this 51
General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2011
section, and to impose those prohibitions and restrictions at a particular time as appropriate, 1
may be delegated by ordinance to the mayor of a municipality or to the chairman of the board 2
of county commissioners of a county. 3
(b) Type of Prohibitions and Restrictions Authorized. – The ordinances authorized by 4
this section may permit prohibitions and restrictions: 5
(1) Of movements of people in public places, including directing and 6
compelling the evacuation of all or part of the population from any stricken 7
or threatened area within the governing body's jurisdiction, to prescribe 8
routes, modes of transportation, and destinations in connection with 9
evacuation; and to control ingress and egress of an emergency area, and the 10
movement of persons within the area. 11
(2) Of the operation of offices, business establishments, and other places to or 12
from which people may travel or at which they may congregate. 13
(3) Upon the possession, transportation, sale, purchase, and consumption of 14
alcoholic beverages. 15
(4) Upon the possession, transportation, sale, purchase, storage, and use of 16
dangerous weapons and substances, and gasoline. As used in this 17
subdivision, the term 'dangerous weapon and substance' has the same 18
meaning as it does under G.S. 14-288.1. 19
(5) Upon other activities or conditions the control of which may be reasonably 20
necessary to maintain order and protect lives or property during the state of 21
emergency. 22
The ordinances authorized by this section need not require or provide for the imposition of all 23
of the types of prohibitions or restrictions, or any particular prohibition or restriction, 24
authorized by this section during an emergency but may instead authorize the official or 25
officials who impose those prohibitions or restrictions to determine and impose the prohibitions 26
or restrictions deemed necessary or suitable to a particular state of emergency. 27
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Please contact your state legislators in opposition to NC House Bill 843...
lpl
==============================================
Text - http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/PDF/H843v1.pdf
Particular attention to: Page 12 - 13
===snip===
Page 12 House Bill 843-First Edition
"§ 166A-19.31. Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with 46
states of emergency. 47
(a) Authority to Enact Prohibitions and Restrictions. – The governing body of any 48
municipality or county may enact ordinances designed to permit the imposition of prohibitions 49
and restrictions within the emergency area during a state of emergency declared pursuant to 50
G.S. 166A-19.21. Authority to impose by declaration prohibitions and restrictions under this 51
General Assembly of North Carolina Session 2011
section, and to impose those prohibitions and restrictions at a particular time as appropriate, 1
may be delegated by ordinance to the mayor of a municipality or to the chairman of the board 2
of county commissioners of a county. 3
(b) Type of Prohibitions and Restrictions Authorized. – The ordinances authorized by 4
this section may permit prohibitions and restrictions: 5
(1) Of movements of people in public places, including directing and 6
compelling the evacuation of all or part of the population from any stricken 7
or threatened area within the governing body's jurisdiction, to prescribe 8
routes, modes of transportation, and destinations in connection with 9
evacuation; and to control ingress and egress of an emergency area, and the 10
movement of persons within the area. 11
(2) Of the operation of offices, business establishments, and other places to or 12
from which people may travel or at which they may congregate. 13
(3) Upon the possession, transportation, sale, purchase, and consumption of 14
alcoholic beverages. 15
(4) Upon the possession, transportation, sale, purchase, storage, and use of 16
dangerous weapons and substances, and gasoline. As used in this 17
subdivision, the term 'dangerous weapon and substance' has the same 18
meaning as it does under G.S. 14-288.1. 19
(5) Upon other activities or conditions the control of which may be reasonably 20
necessary to maintain order and protect lives or property during the state of 21
emergency. 22
The ordinances authorized by this section need not require or provide for the imposition of all 23
of the types of prohibitions or restrictions, or any particular prohibition or restriction, 24
authorized by this section during an emergency but may instead authorize the official or 25
officials who impose those prohibitions or restrictions to determine and impose the prohibitions 26
or restrictions deemed necessary or suitable to a particular state of emergency. 27
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