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NC: Senate Bill 594 does not affect Concealed Carry Permit holders
Thursday, July 3, 2014 10:03
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Dear Mr. Townsend:
Thank you for taking time to send me an email about this important matter regarding increasing penalties for individuals who knowingly violate the law and who are not concealed carry permit (CCP) holders. As a concealed carry permit holder, it is very important to make sure we protect the rights of law abiding citizens who have taken the extra steps to comply with the law and obtain a concealed carry permit. Additionally, it is important to appropriately penalize individuals who willfully and intentionally carry weapons illegally and make law-abiding citizens like us look bad.
Dialogues like this are very important because reading bills that amend statutes and then comparing to “action alerts can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and inappropriate interpretations. I have carefully read your concerns, and I would like to respond by providing information on the impact of this bill. Let me be clear, Senate Bill 594 does not affect Concealed Carry Permit holders, and they cannot receive a felony charge for a “simple mistake”.Senate Bill 594Section 1.2 impacts only unlicensed individuals carrying concealed weapons and these individuals would only be subject to a felony after their second offense. To their credit, Grassroots NC (GRNC) has published an updated Action Alert which clarified that Senate Bill 594 only affects unpermitted individuals. Distributing accurate information is very important when dealing with detailed statutory changes like those in SB594 Section 1.2 and I am glad GRNC clarified their original alert.
Again, I appreciate that you took the time to contact my office.
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Representative Tom Murry
Husband, Father, Pharmacist, Attorney
Co-Chair of Wake County Legislative Delegation
North Carolina General Assembly House of Representatives – District 41
Including portions of Cary, Apex, Morrisville, and New Hill
Office Address
16 West Jones Street
Legislative Building Room 2121
Raleigh, NC 27601-1096
Phone: 919.733.5602
Fax: 919.754.3319
Email: [email protected]
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Source: http://freenorthcarolina.blogspot.com/2014/07/nc-senate-bill-594-does-not-affect.html
