North Carolina Republican lawmakers are advancing legislation to remove the requirement that anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun must get a permit from the local sheriff.
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republican lawmakers advanced legislation on Tuesday to eliminate the requirement that anyone who wants to carry a concealed handgun must get a permit from the
The effort is backed by gun-rights advocates who already celebrated weeks ago when the Republican-controlled General Assembly repealed another kind of permit issued by sheriffs before someone could buy a pistol. Gun-control advocates said ending the mandate would result in higher rates of violent crime and homicide.
Second Amendment supporters in North Carolina are urging lawmakers to act quickly on a constitutional carry bill in the hopes of securing passage in the state House before a key legislative deadline a.