A proposal that would allow South Carolinians to carry concealed weapons without a permit was met with approval by the House of Representatives but has some gun enthusiasts up in arms. House members passed an amended bill Thursday that does away with language requiring a permit to carry a concealed weapon in South Carolina. The amendment was[…]
RALEIGH, N.C. — A loophole in the law that allows people to carry a concealed weapon in North Carolina without taking a gun safety course has drawn the attention of state lawmakers, who say they’ll look for a fix. Two staunch gun-rights advocates, Republican Sens. Stan Bingham of Davidson County and Jeff Tarte of Mecklenburg County, questioned[…]
BELLEVUE, Wash., April 27, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Second Amendment Foundation has won a preliminary injunction against a North Carolina statute that requires a person to demonstrate American citizenship prior to obtaining a concealed carry permit in a case involving a permanent resident of Granville County. SAF filed this lawsuit on behalf of Felicity Veasey, an Australian[…]...
North Carolina’s gun laws could be loosened under a bill sponsored by Rep. Jacqueline Schaffer, a Charlotte Republican, that the state House Judiciary Committee passed Tuesday. Gun control advocates are strongly opposed to the bill, which they say would endanger people by allowing guns in more places. An earlier version would have removed the state’s pistol purchase[…]...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The process to get a permit to carry a concealed weapon in North Carolina is pretty simple. By law, applicants must take a handgun safety course, complete an application, pay a fee, have their fingerprints on file and allow the local sheriff’s office to check into their mental health record. North Carolina has reciprocity[…]...
NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C.–He represents families living in North Augusta, and Representative Bill Hixon says people living across the river should be able to carry concealed weapons into his state. The plan passed the house judiciary committee Tuesday. Stephanie Scott, the owner of the Gun Rack in Aiken, is hoping the bill makes it all the way. “As[…]...
Range Etiquette (or, How Not to be That Guy!) If you have had any formal firearms training, you are familiar with the Four General Firearms Safety Rules. In addition to those rules, however, there are some established and customary range practices you should be familiar with. Once you’re on the firing line stay there until you are[…]
Sen. Ted Cruz is asking lawmakers to consider allowing troops to carry personal firearms on base for protection, reviving a fight that has previously been a nonstarter with Congress after military leaders said they didn’t support the change. While many lawmakers said Tuesday they were open to having a discussion on changing the rules in a Senate[…]...
RALEIGH, N.C. — This court decision required knowledge of both law and grammar. A divided appeals court in North Carolina ordered a new trial on Tuesday for a former High Point University student who was convicted of offenses for having a pistol and three knives in a car she parked on campus. At issue, in part: what[…]...
After clearing a House subcommittee this week and gaining half of the House representatives as sponsors, S.C. Rep. Bill Hixon’s bill that would allow Georgia and South Carolina concealed-weapon permit holders to carry across the state line appears to be “on the fast track,” the lawmaker said this week. Hixon’s bill, H.3799, had 62 sponsors on Friday[…]...