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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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 […]
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. […]
URGENT ACTION ALERT: NC Churches Need SB 43 – Protect Religious Meeting Places
Call Your State Senator Immediately By L.A. Williams Christian Action League February 25, 2021 North Carolina churches that operate schools may soon have the same rights as other congregations when it comes to allowing concealed carry permit-holders to have their guns with them during services. Senate Bill 43, Protect Religious Meeting Places, won the approval […]
NC House Democrats Defeat Veto Override to Protect Houses of Worship
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJuly 9, 2020 Wednesday, NC House lawmakers took-up an override attempt of the Governor’s veto of HB 652 – 2nd Amendment Protection Act, originally titled, “Freedom to Worship Safely.” Governor Roy Cooper vetoed the measure last week, saying that it placed children and school teachers in danger. The vetoed measure would […]
Governor Cooper Vetoes ‘Freedom to Worship Safely’ Bill
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueJuly 3, 2020 Thursday of this week, Governor Roy Cooper vetoed eight bills sent to his desk by the state legislature. One of those bills, HB 652 – Freedom to Worship Safely, was a measure supported by the Christian Action League. HB 652 is a measure very much like another bill, […]