Firearm Discharge/Preempt Local Ordinance.

HB 9 prevents North Carolina counties and cities from creating local rules about sport shooting ranges or firearm discharge on private property. The bill explicitly blocks local governments from regulating where shooting ranges can be built (after 1997) or restricting firearm use on private land with the owner's permission, as long as projectiles don’t cross property lines. It directly affects local governments by invalidating conflicting ordinances and property owners who may use firearms on their land. The law becomes effective immediately upon passage, making any existing local rules about these issues unenforceable.