As Republicans face pressure from some gun owners to pass a bill eliminating the requirement to get a permit to carry a ...
UNC professor Zijie Yan was fatally shot Aug. 28, 2023 in Chapel Hill, prompting an hourslong lockdown and questions about campus security. Yan’s graduate student has been charged with his murder.
Even before the General Assembly’s short session began on Wednesday, Gov. Roy Cooper was telling the news media what he wants ...
Gun safety advocates are trying again to convince Republican state lawmakers to consider a proposal they say would lessen gun ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WGHP) – The idea that North Carolinians would be allowed to carry a concealed, loaded weapon without having a permit appears to be holstered for this legislative session.
One year ago, lawmakers in the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 41 into law, repealing North Carolina’s life-saving pistol purchase permit system. This system closed the ...
Members of Grass Roots North Carolina will be lobbying lawmakers on the opening day to pass “constitutional carry” for North ...
The toll of gun violence in North Carolina is dire. According to Everytown for Gun Safety, the state’s overall rate of gun ...
Since the tragic elementary school shooting in Newtown, Conn., news organizations across the country have tried to figure out how to report on the issue of gun control in their communities. Many have ...
DURHAM, N.C. (WNCN) — Youth, parents, and community leaders in Durham came together Tuesday night to talk about youth and gun violence. “I view safety as a means of being able to go to school ...
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