A federal judge will allow a Second Amendment lawsuit to proceed against Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden. The suit challenges the way McFadden addresses mental health checks for concealed handgun permits.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 4:03 am
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, Sen. Danny Britt, R-Robeson, and Republican state senators held a press conference highlighting bills that will expand gun rights ahead of the bills being debated in the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Published: Tuesday, February 28th, 2023 @ 4:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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For the second time in two years, the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s office, led by Sheriff Garry McFadden, is being sued over delays in processing concealed-handgun and pistol-purchase permit applications.
Published: Sunday, December 25th, 2022 @ 3:39 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The bill would have allowed concealed carry during non-school hours in houses of worship that also operate schools.
Published: Thursday, June 24th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Legislation requested by the NC Sheriffs’ Association
Published: Monday, May 10th, 2021 @ 3:58 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The General Assembly is again considering a mild expansion of gun rights in this legislative session, a year after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar Second Amendment bill.
Published: Monday, March 1st, 2021 @ 9:32 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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During a 2020 legislative session immersed in financial doubt and civil unrest, Republican lawmakers flailed against Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto power, fighting executive orders they say hurt North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, July 9th, 2020 @ 2:57 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Each week, staff at Carolina Journal looks back at the week in N.C. politics and chooses several interesting, relevant stories you may have missed.
Published: Monday, July 6th, 2020 @ 9:37 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The N.C. Court of Appeals determined the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office violated a Vietnam veteran’s due process rights by denying his application for a concealed handgun permit.
Published: Saturday, October 19th, 2019 @ 12:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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The current legislative session has been hailed in most quarters as a success, yet much remains to be done
Published: Tuesday, September 27th, 2016 @ 9:13 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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A bill filed in the House last week, if approved, will open up the state to Constitutional carry, or being able to carry a concealed handgun without a Concealed Handgun Permit, if you meet certain criteria
Published: Wednesday, June 29th, 2016 @ 7:22 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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Earlier in the month, Cook communicated his strong opposition to Herring and urged the Virginia Attorney General to reverse his decision.
Published: Sunday, January 31st, 2016 @ 2:36 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Senator Bill Cook (R-District 1) released Wednesday, January 06, 2016 a letter to Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring.
Published: Wednesday, January 6th, 2016 @ 2:20 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Recently, the General Assembly passed House Bill 562, legislation aimed at protecting the Second Amendment rights of North Carolinians
Published: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 @ 6:36 pm
By: Bill Cook
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Governor Pat McCrory has signed the following bills into law.
Published: Saturday, June 27th, 2015 @ 4:46 am
By: McCrory Communications
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State Rep. Larry Pittman (R-Cabarrus) has introduced a bill that ought to get some tongues wagging.
Published: Friday, April 17th, 2015 @ 12:51 am
By: Brant Clifton
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If the University of North Carolina can't protect its students from violent crime, at least it should let students protect themselves
Published: Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 @ 1:48 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Flag-waving, placard-toting gun rights advocates from around the state and Virginia rallied in front of the North Carolina legislative building...
Published: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 @ 4:36 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Three Democratic members of the North Carolina congressional delegation have joined President Obama in calling for more gun control as a means of preventing a mass shooting like the one Dec. 14 at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Published: Thursday, December 27th, 2012 @ 8:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Though the U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the right of individual citizens to possess firearms under the Second Amendment, the N.C. Court of Appeals says this right does not cover concealed weapons. North Carolina is not the only state to reach this conclusion.
Published: Thursday, December 6th, 2012 @ 8:30 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Though fears of big-government oppression abound, it is now easier than ever for American citizens to purchase and carry firearms.
Published: Thursday, August 26th, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
By: BCN
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