Interest groups on polar sides of the gun debate applauded a gun reform bill passed by the N.C. House of Representatives on June 17. Legislators cut a provision that would have ended the state’s pistol purchase permit system in 2021 and another provision that would have allowed legislators and staffers with concealed carry permits to carry concealed[…]...
Lawmakers passed a gun reform bill that would have eliminated the long-standing practice of obtaining a permit before buying a handgun – only after the provision was removed. The permit to purchase requirement, which mandates that would-be handgun owners first obtain a license from their local sheriff, was supported by gun control groups who have been pouring[…]
A bill moving through the General Assembly would allow legislators and legislative employees with concealed carry permits to bring their guns to the legislative complex, including the House and Senate floors. But when asked for his opinion on the idea, Jeff Weaver, General Assembly Police chief, didn’t know House members inserted that provision into the bill –[…]...
debate on a bill easing some North Carolina concealed weapons restrictions and streamlining pistol purchase permit applications with local sheriffs did little to change the final result. The House gave its final approval late Wednesday to the measure by a vote of 78-37 — the same margin when the chamber gave it tentative approval Tuesday. The bill[…]...
Following the death by poisoning of over 100 people from Elixir Sulfanilamide, federal lawmakers passed the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act in 1938 requiring manufacturers of pharmaceutical products to demonstrate safety prior to marketing. In response to the thalidomide birth defect tragedy in Europe, the act was amended in 1962, requiring manufacturers to demonstrate that the[…]...
Senate Begins Budget Drafting Process The Senate began its budget process last week, releasing a draft schedule to senators outlining precisely how the General Assembly can have a budget in place by June 30th. Senate budget leaders have already indicated that the body’s spending plan will differ markedly from the $22.2 billion House proposal, which House members[…]...
A bill moving through the General Assembly would allow legislators and legislative employees with concealed carry permits to bring their guns to the legislative complex, including the House and Senate floors. But when asked for his opinion on the idea, Jeff Weaver, General Assembly Police chief, didn’t know House members inserted that provision into the bill –[…]...
The shooting community agrees on many things when it comes to the fundamentals of marksmanship. We can agree on trigger control technique, the importance of trigger reset, proper sight alignment, proper sight picture and can even largely agree on grip (among other topics, of course) but when it comes to shooting stance, there are different schools of[…]
The Beretta ARX 160 in .22 LR is the company’s fun version of their current military carbine that was designed in 2008. The military versions come chambered in 5.56x45mm NATO, 5.45x39mm Soviet, 6.8mm Remington SPC and 7.62x39mm Soviet. Along with the Italian Army it is also being fielded by Albania, Egypt, Kazakhstan, the Mexican Federal Police and Turkmenistan.[…]...
As the number of women who choose to carry has increased, they have increasingly demanded holsters that fit them. Finding carry options that “work” for women is something of a challenge, but manufacturers are becoming more tuned in to what women want, and are coming up with solutions to women’s carry needs. Because women have a completely[…]