North Carolina: Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal Filed
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On April 7
th, Senate Bill 687 was filed, to legalize acquiring handguns without having to first apply for a permit.
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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- On April 7
th, Senate Bill 687 was filed, to legalize acquiring handguns without having to first apply for a permit. It is currently in the Committee On Rules and Operations of the Senate for consideration.
Senate Bill 687 repeals the statute that requires law-abiding citizens to obtain pistol purchase permits to acquire handguns. The pistol purchase permit was created before modern, computerized background checks existed. The federal NICS checks that licensed firearms dealers to conduct are often completed in minutes. This relic that is the pistol purchase permit now only serves as a time barrier, an unnecessary fee, and a general inconvenience to the exercise of the Second Amendment.