Concealed handgun permit bill passes House
A measure that exempts concealed handgun permits from the state's public records law cleared the House Tuesday. It now goes to the Senate.
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Rep. Justin Burr, R-Stanley, said the bill would prevent criminals from getting their hands on information about law-abiding gun owners.
"Potential criminals could target those individuals or target those who don't have a permit," Burr said.
The measure passed with little debate. Rep. Mickey Michaux, D-Durham, took time to point out that voting, like owning a gun, is a right but that voter rolls are open to inspection.
Rep. Larry Pittman, R-Cabarrus, called the bill "a compromise" because it left the state's permitting system in place.
"As far as I'm concerned, as long as you have no intention of harming an innocent person, I don't see anyone, especially the government, having access to this information," Pittman said.
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