North Carolina preempts local governments from regulating firearms, ammunition, and concealed handgun permitting beyond what state law expressly allows under NCGS 14-409.40.
NCGS 14-409.40 declares the regulation of firearms a matter of statewide concern and bars counties and municipalities from enacting ordinances that regulate the manufacture, sale, purchase, possession, transfer, ownership, transportation, or registration of firearms or ammunition. Local governments retain narrow authority to restrict firearm discharge in city limits, regulate possession in publicly owned buildings or parks if posted, and address other limited carve-outs. Any conflicting local ordinance is void.
Local ordinances exceeding state authority are unenforceable; persons charged under invalid ordinances may seek dismissal and damages.
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