A new billed filed in North Carolina would give citizens with the proper permit the right to carry a concealed weapon anywhere that police officers do.

Known as the Homeland Security Patriot Act, Senate bill 708 states that “a person who is issued a permit pursuant to this Article may carry a concealed handgun anywhere in the State, including property on which a notice is posted prohibiting the carrying of a concealed handgun, and has the same exemption from all State prohibitions and restrictions regarding the carrying of a concealed handgun that State and local law enforcement officers have when acting in the discharge of their official duties.”

If passed by the state legislature, North Carolina gun permit holders could bring their guns anywhere they want in the state except in a courtroom.

State Sen. Jeff Tarte introduced the bill.