By John Richardson No Lawyers – Only Guns and Money June 21, 2021 The North Carolina General Assembly passed SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places with bipartisan majorities. The bill would have allowed concealed carry at churches with attached private schools outside of school and extracurricular hours. In other words, a church could have […]
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Statement on Governor’s Veto of Bill that Would Protect Religious Meeting Places
By CAL Staff Christian Action League June 18, 2021 Friday, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places. S.B. 43 would allow concealed carry of guns during worship services at churches where a private school is also housed. Currently, churches in these circumstances are not allowed concealed carry and prohibited from developing […]
NCGA Approves Bill for Protecting Religious Meeting Places; Measure Now Goes to Gov. Cooper
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League June 10, 2021 Tuesday, North Carolina General Assembly passed S.B. 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places and sent it to Governor Roy Cooper. S.B. 43 would allow concealed carry of guns during worship services at churches where a private school is also housed. Currently, churches in these circumstances are […]
Guns at Churches Where a Private School is Located Stirs Lively House Floor Debate
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League June 4, 2021 Thursday, the North Carolina House passed SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places by a 70-38 margin. The measure had already passed the Senate back in March; however, because the House version contained a few amendments (which were mainly non-consequential to the bill’s substance and primarily […]
Progressive North Carolina Council of Churches Urges Defeat of Gun Bill, Rev. Creech Responds
By Graham McDowell Christian Action League March 25, 2021 Earlier this month, the very liberal North Carolina Council of Churches sent a letter to the North Carolina General Assembly’s leadership, urging them to oppose SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places. The legislation carves out an exemption for churches that share a property with a […]
House Passes Its Own Bill for Guns in Churches with Schools: Debate Spirited and Interesting
By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League March 18, 2021 In recent weeks, the Christian Action League has been reporting on SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places, a bill that has already won the Senate’s approval. The legislation carves out an exemption for churches that share a property with a school to allow concealed carry […]
NC Senate Passes Bill to Give Churches that House Schools Right to Bear Arms
By Emily Woods Christian Post March 3, 2021 The North Carolina Senate passed the Religious Assembly Security and Protection Act of 2021 on Monday, which would allow churches that also house schools to bear arms. Senate Bill 43 passed with a 31-18 vote and has been sent to the House of Representatives for further consideration. […]
What You Need to Know About the Gun Issue in North Carolina
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 21, 2020 Firearms fanatics, gun control extremists, and plenty of concerned citizens whose views land somewhere in between all seemed to have their sights set on Virginia this year, where Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam and a new blue legislature promised sweeping changes in gun laws. A crowd of […]