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A total of seven laws enacted during the 2023 General Assembly session took effect on July 1st.
Published: Friday, September 22nd, 2023 @ 5:30 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate voted to override Governor Roy Cooper's first veto of the new legislative biennium by a vote of 30-19.
Published: Tuesday, April 18th, 2023 @ 12:07 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed Senate Bill 41, Guarantee Second Amend[ment] Freedom and Protections, including a pistol purchase permit repeal, Friday.
Published: Saturday, April 15th, 2023 @ 5:55 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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On Tuesday, the North Carolina House approved a couple of 2nd Amendment protections and a safe storage initiative in the Judiciary 3 committee.
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 4:40 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Great victory!
Published: Monday, April 3rd, 2023 @ 5:49 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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On Thursday, North Carolina Senate Republicans voted in favor of a bill with Second Amendment protections and a gun safety initiative.
Published: Monday, March 6th, 2023 @ 10:15 am
By: Carolina Journal
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Survey shows clear majority of likely general election voters support a Parent’s Bill of Rights
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 7:14 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Ray Nothstine, Carolina Journal opinion editor, discusses Gov. Roy Cooper’s likely veto of a bill to end North Carolina’s problematic pistol permit law.
Published: Sunday, January 9th, 2022 @ 8:14 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A leading N.C. gun-rights group is demanding disciplinary action against a Democratic state senator from Mecklenburg County. The group claims Sen. Natasha Marcus made "false claims" during debate about a recently vetoed pistol-permit repeal bill.
Published: Friday, October 15th, 2021 @ 11:25 am
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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When it comes to an inherent right, nothing is regulated quite like the Second Amendment.
Published: Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 @ 8:05 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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If one isn’t paying attention to Second Amendment issues, they might not know North Carolina has lost a lot of ground compared to other states over the past few decades.
Published: Thursday, February 11th, 2021 @ 1:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In the forthcoming print edition of Carolina Journal, I make the case that the General Assembly should expand Second Amendment protections in North Carolina.
Published: Thursday, January 28th, 2021 @ 12:12 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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The demand for firearms, starting with an application for a gun permit, remains high, though local sheriffs’ offices are struggling to keep up.
Published: Monday, August 10th, 2020 @ 8:07 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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This week, a judge ruled that Wake County Sheriff Gerald Baker could not suspend pistol permitting approvals during the Coronavirus outbreak.
Published: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 @ 12:43 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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Extraordinary times filled with uncertainty does not mean politics and government recede from our lives.
Published: Thursday, April 2nd, 2020 @ 8:29 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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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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The recent rally in Richmond, Virginia pushing back against proposed gun control laws is receiving a lot of national attention. Attendance at the rally was estimated at 22,000 to 30,000.
Published: Friday, January 24th, 2020 @ 4:42 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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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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Durham County officials are awaiting a ruling from the state on what to do with tens of thousands of gun owners’ personal information now that the county’s Jim Crow-era gun registry has been repealed in a “very large” legislative victory.
Published: Monday, June 30th, 2014 @ 9:19 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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