Record #:

21705

Author(s):

Ball, Billy

Abstract:

The Republican majority in the NC General Assembly passed a new gun law, effective October 1, 2013, which limits \"a municipality's ability to prohibit people with valid conceal-carry permits from bringing handguns to public places, including parks and greenways.\" In Chapel Hill a draft ordinance, which would open up seventeen public spaces, including playgrounds, to permit holders, was introduced. The NC Chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense has asked the Chapel Hill Town Council to opt out of changes that would align the town code with the new state law. The Raleigh-based activist group, Grass Roots NC, has threatened to sue the town of it opts out.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 31 Issue 4, Jan 2014, p12, il

Subject(s):

Gun control; Firearms--Laws and legislation--Chapel Hill