We’ve done away with the pistol purchase permit, which was the No. 1 goal of many of the gun rights groups for a long period of time,” Senate leader Phil Berger told reporters.
Even before the General Assembly’s short session began on Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper was telling the news media what he wants ...
UNC professor Zijie Yan was fatally shot Aug. 28, 2023 in Chapel Hill, prompting an hourslong lockdown and questions about campus security. Yan’s graduate student has been charged with his murder.
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – The idea that North Carolinians would be allowed to carry a concealed, loaded weapon without having a permit appears to be holstered for this legislative session.
Members of Grass Roots North Carolina will be lobbying lawmakers on the opening day to pass “constitutional carry” for North ...
The toll of gun violence in North Carolina is dire. According to Everytown for Gun Safety, the state’s overall rate of gun ...
One year ago, lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 41 into law, repealing North Carolina’s life-saving pistol purchase permit system. This system closed the ...
Since the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., news organizations across the country have tried to figure out how to report on the issue of gun control in their communities. Many have ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Youth, parents, and community leaders in Durham came together Tuesday night to talk about youth and gun violence. “I view safety as a means of being able to go to school ...
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Senate Democrats in Delaware gave final approval Thursday to a bill requiring anyone wanting to buy a handgun to first be fingerprinted, undergo training and obtain permission ...
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