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NC H241

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/3/2011

Primary Sponsor

George Cleveland

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Origin

House of Representatives

2011-2012 Session

AI Summary

  • Exempts firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured and retained entirely within North Carolina from federal regulation under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution.

  • Requires items manufactured under this act to be clearly marked "Made in North Carolina" on a central metallic part (firearms) or packaging (ammunition).

  • Prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement from enforcing federal firearms statutes on intrastate-manufactured firearms within North Carolina; violation is a Class 1A misdemeanor.

  • Excludes from the exemption: non-portable firearms, firearms with bore diameter exceeding 1.5 inches using smokeless powder, exploding ammunition, and firearms discharging multiple projectiles with single trigger activation.

  • Allows the Governor and Attorney General to seek injunctive relief to enforce the act's provisions; effectiveness is conditional on amendment to Article I, Section 5 of the North Carolina Constitution.

Legislative Description

North Carolina Firearms Freedom Act

Last Action

Re-ref Com On Judiciary Subcommittee A

5/26/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary Subcommittee A5/26/2011
Judiciary3/8/2011

Full Bill Text

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