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NC H241
Bill
Status
3/3/2011
Primary Sponsor
George Cleveland
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AI Summary
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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.
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Requires items manufactured under this act to be clearly marked "Made in North Carolina" on a central metallic part (firearms) or packaging (ammunition).
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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.
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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.
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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