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NC Governor Cooper Posts Gun Safety Action Plans

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Mar 15, 2018 | State Government

The Valentine’s Day shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, which took the lives of 17 students and teachers, has sparked a national conversation about gun control laws in the country. North...

Board Of Commissioners Create Firearms Safety Committee

Posted by Staff | Mar 2, 2016 | Local Government

After unanimously striking down a proposed gun regulation in February, the Orange County Board of Commissioners created a Firearms Safety Committee to discuss the possibility of future regulations. Commissioner Barry Jacobs...

County Commissioners Reject Gun Regulation

Posted by Staff | Feb 16, 2016 | Featured, Local Government

After taking hours of public comment, the vast majority in opposition to the proposal, the Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a proposal that would have made it illegal to shoot a gun for recreational purposes after 6...

Guns Allowed at Bars and on Campuses

Posted by Staff | Oct 1, 2013 | Business

A new law allowing concealed weapons on public school campuses and in restaurants took effect Tuesday; and it has some folks in Chapel Hill concerned.

NC Senate Tentatively OKs Concealed-Carry Bill

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 13, 2013 | State Government

A measure broadening the places people can carry concealed firearms in North Carolina and repealing a requirement to get a license to buy a handgun has tentatively passed the North Carolina Senate.