Concealed weapons, shooting ranges. Rep. Keith Kidwell, a Beaufort County Republican who leads the right-wing Freedom Caucus group within the House GOP, filed two bills to loosen gun laws. House Bill 5 would allow almost anyone who's 18 or older to carry a concealed handgun in North Carolina without needing to pass tests on firearm safety and accuracy, in addition to other current requirements. House Bill 9 would exempt shooting ranges from all local government rules and ordinances. It would also allow anyone to shoot guns on their property without getting in trouble with city or state officials as long as they take "reasonable care to prevent a projectile from crossing the bounds of the property."