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June 22, 2025

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Firearms advocacy group sounds alarm on proposed concealed carry training changes 

August 3, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — North Carolina’s largest firearms advocacy group is sounding the alarm on changes to concealed carry training being proposed by NC Attorney General Josh Stein’s Department of Justice.  “Borrowing from the playbook of the […]

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Gun advocates challenge Biden administration rules on handgun braces at appeals court

July 6, 2023 Kevin McGill, Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Appellate court judges in New Orleans closely questioned a government attorney on Thursday over a Biden administration rule aimed at curbing the use of stabilizing braces, which are handgun attachments that have […]

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Cooper launches gun safety program similar to provision in vetoed bill

June 14, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper announced the NC S.A.F.E. (Secure All Firearms Effectively) program on June 6 to “urge North Carolinians to take action to safely store their firearms and save lives.”   The N.C. S.A.F.E. […]

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Bill seeking to end N. Carolina concealed gun mandate halted

May 10, 2023 Associated Press

RALEIGH — An effort to do away with the requirement that anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun get a permit from their local sheriff could be derailed for the two-year legislative session after […]

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Cooper vetoes firearms package bill

March 29, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH —Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper issued the 76th veto of his tenure on March 24, blocking a bill containing multiple firearms law changes such as a repeal of the pistol permit purchase system and a […]

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N. Carolina House, Senate pass gun rights bills 

February 22, 2023 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH — Both sides of the General Assembly approved separate gun rights bills in a flurry of activity on Jones Street last week.  In the NC House, a bill that would allow licensed conceal carry […]

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Pistol Purchase Permit repeal bills revisited by House and Senate 

February 8, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Legislators in both houses of the General Assembly had filed identical bills for the repeal of the state’s Pistol Permit Purchase laws.   Senate Bill 40, titled Pistol Permit Purchase repeal, was filed by […]

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Florida GOP leaders want to get rid of gun permits

February 6, 2023 The Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Saying gun owners don’t need a government permission slip to protect their God-given rights, Florida’s House speaker proposed legislation to eliminate concealed weapons permits. Republican leaders, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, have expressed support […]

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Fifth Circuit bump stock opinion cites brief joined by NC firearms group

January 23, 2023 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A majority opinion by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals striking down a Trump-era bump stock ban has been praised by the largest firearms advocacy group in North Carolina. The ban on […]

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Cooper pushes gun control in speech

November 23, 2022 The Associated Press

RALEIGH — Sensible policies can be approved to reduce gun violence across the country without threatening the rights of responsible firearm owners, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said Thursday, recalling last month’s mass shooting in […]

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