RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Two local legislators have
co-sponsored a bill that would keep gun permit information out of public view.
Rep. Frank Iler of Brunswick County and Rep. Chris Millis
of Pender County are among 33 co-sponsors of HB 17, the Gun Permits Restaurants
and Confidentiality Bill. The two-page bill includes the working that "..the list
of permit holders and the information collected by the sheriff to process an
application for a permit are confidential and are not a public record….". The
bill also says the local sheriff "shall make the list of permit holders and the
permit information available upon request to all State and local law
enforcement agencies".
The bill would
also allow concealed weapon permit holders to bring their guns into restaurants
where alcohol is served, unless there's a notice prohibiting them from doing
so. A similar provision was debated in 2011 but ultimately did not remain in a
gun-carry bill that ultimately became law.
HB 17 was sent
to the Committee on Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. Rep. Susi Hamilton of New Hanover County and
Rep. William Brisson of Bladen County are members of that committee.
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read the bill.
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