[GGReporter]

The North Carolina General Assembly’s short session is well underway, with substantial progress made on efforts to improve our Right to Keep and Bear Arms in the Tar Heel State.* This week, the Senate passed House Bill 843, sending it to Governor Bev Perdue for her approval. Additionally, the Senate Judiciary II Committee considered House Bill 111 yesterday, passed it unanimously and sent this legislation to the Senate Finance Committee where it now awaits a hearing.* *

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[neophyte]

Sir, it may have been shelved. Most bills in NC, going to "finance" are forgotten
We have a campaign to get it to senate.

House Bill 111 would allow law-abiding gun owners who have a Concealed Handgun Permit (CHP) to carry a concealed firearm into most restaurants that serve alcohol for on-premises consumption. North Carolina is one of only five states that completely prohibits an individual who lawfully carries a concealed firearm for personal protection from carrying it into restaurants where alcohol is sold.* This bill is critical if North Carolina is going to join the vast majority of the country in trusting permit holders to carry their firearms in such places.*