1. United States
2. N.C.
3. Letter

Vote no on ending concealed carry. Concealed carry should come with firearm safety training and permits. According to Every Town for Gun Safety, states that removed concealed carry permit requirements between 1999 and 2021 saw, on average, a 27 percent increase in gun homicideswithin three years of the change—the US as a whole saw less than half that increase. If SB 50 passes, North Carolinians will face serious threats to their safety.  The last thing North Carolina needs is for lawmakers to weaken existing commonsense gun safety laws. When more people are armed in more places, any random confrontation from road rage to a bar fight to a parking lot altercation can quickly escalate into a deadly shootout. Instead of prioritizing public safety, SB 50 puts communities and our law enforcement at risk.