(Screenshot from Governor’s Office X video that accompanied vetoes issued on July 2, 2025.)
At a virtual press conference Monday organized by North Carolinians Against Gun Violence and Everytown for Gun Safety, advocates urged state lawmakers to uphold Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill allowing so-called “constitutional carry.”
Senate Bill 50 would allow North Carolinians above the age of 18 to carry concealed, loaded handguns without a permit, a change from the current system that requires background checks, safety training, and live-fire training.
In his veto message on June 20, Stein said the measure would make the state less safe and undermine responsible gun ownership.
“We can and should protect the right to bear arms without recklessly endangering law enforcement officers and our people,” he wrote.
States that removed concealed carry permit requirements saw on average, between 1999 and 2021, a 27% increase in gun homicides within three years of the change, according to Everytown for Gun Safety.
Weyling White, mayor of Ahoskie, is a board member of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence.
He said the group gathered Monday because the safety of its communities is on the line across the state.
“The last thing North Carolina needs right now is a step backward on public safety,” White said. “As a mayor, I think about the people in my town, here in the hospital, and I know that they are the ones who will bear the consequences o this bill.”
Students Demand Action volunteer Daelyn Edge attends Duke University. A lifelong North Carolinian, she grew up in rural, agriculture-based Sampson County.
Over the past year, she’s grown to call Durham home. While it’s very different from her hometown, she’s found similarities in the consequences of the legislation.
“Owning firearms is a way of life in rural areas, and I support the right to responsible gun ownership,” Edge said. “However, Senate Bill 50 is destructive.”
Sheriff Charles Blackwood of Orange County said he has always been an advocate for the Second Amendment.
He said the permitting process enhances that constitutional right.
“This bill is counterproductive to public safety, it places North Carolinians in danger, and leaders from both parties have recognized this,” Blackwood said.
Lawmakers are expected to return to Raleigh the week of July 28 to consider some of the vetoes Stein has issued this year. A three-fifths vote is necessary in both houses of the legislature to override a veto. Republicans have a 30-20 majority in the Senate and a 71-49 majority in the House — one shy of three-fifths. Senate Bill 50 was approved 26-18 in the Senate and 59-48 in the House. Several members were excused from voting in both bodies and two Republicans voted ‘no’ in the House.
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