S50 would have allowed U.S. citizens who are at least 18 years of age to carry a concealed handgun without a permit.

The House passed S50 on June 11, 2025, by a vote of 59 to 48, prior to the governor's veto. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because this bill would have removed North Carolina's blatantly unconstitutional requirement that a person have a "valid permit" to carry a concealed weapon, The Second Amendment-protected rights of law-abiding citizens are not subject to a government-approved license. In fact, the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution expressly declares, without qualification, that "the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Additionally, the Fifth and 14th Amendments prevent "any State" from depriving or denying "any person" of their "life, liberty, or property, without due process of law."