On Tuesday, March 24, Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker suspended pistol permit and concealed-carry services in light of the coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 @ 3:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wake County Sheriff’s Office will resume accepting and processing applications for pistol permits consistent with N.C. General Statutes, a Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday, March 31.
Published: Saturday, April 4th, 2020 @ 2:46 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The Wake County Sheriff’s Office made an extremely poor decision to suspend pistol permits until April 30.
Published: Friday, April 3rd, 2020 @ 2:36 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Spend much time reading libertarian tracts, and you’re bound to come across the phrase “at the point of a gun.”
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 1:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Wake County government, under pressure from gun-rights groups, gun owners, and worried residents, has amended a stay-at-home order making it clear gun shops will be allowed to operate in the county.
Published: Wednesday, April 1st, 2020 @ 12:33 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Responding to the coronavirus outbreak, at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27, more than a million more North Carolinians face a stay at home order, issued Thursday afternoon by the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
Published: Tuesday, March 31st, 2020 @ 6:36 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gerald Baker’s recent decision to suspend applications for pistols and concealed carry firearms until April 30 is both ill-conceived and illegal.
Published: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 @ 2:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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To strengthen school safety and help prevent school shootings, North Carolina schools needs to ramp up training for law enforcement and educators, improve physical security at schools, gather better information about potential threats, and invest in more mental health support for schools.
Published: Thursday, February 7th, 2019 @ 9:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Roy Cooper has nominated Judge Craig Croom to serve the state as a Special Superior Court judge
Published: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018 @ 11:34 am
By: Governor's Office
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Wake County Sheriff’s Office personnel double-dipped by claiming their normal work pay while getting off-duty compensation for working at the State Fair, a report by State Auditor Beth Wood concludes
Published: Friday, October 27th, 2017 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ernie Coleman, Sheriff of Beaufort County, has been appointed by N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger to fill a vacancy on the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2016 @ 4:07 am
By: Christopher Maye
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Governor Pat McCrory signed a proclamation today declaring January Stalking Awareness Month in North Carolina
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 11:57 am
By: McCrory Communications
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John H. Baker served as North Carolina's first African American sheriff. He served in this office for twenty-four years.
Published: Sunday, January 5th, 2014 @ 6:14 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Mizell was charged with obtaining property by false pretences from Wake County as well as possessing more than 5 counterfeit instruments and two counts of obtaining property by false pretences in Washington.
Published: Thursday, July 26th, 2012 @ 12:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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