Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that authorizes certain public officials to possess firearms in certain public buildings.

Highlights:

• Authorizes the following elected or appointed officials with a valid North Dakota concealed weapons license to carry a concealed firearm in a publicly owned or operated building (Secs. 1 & 2):
• A statewide office holder;
• A member of the legislative assembly; and
• A member of a governing body of a county or city, or school board.

• Exempts the following buildings from the provisions of this bill (Sec. 1):
• A “secured court facility”; and 
• An unsecured court facility, if the official is the defendant in a criminal proceeding.

• Defines “secured court facility” as a building in which court proceedings occur and access is not authorized unless an individual passes through equipment that detects weapons and is monitored by armed security personnel (Sec. 1).

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