RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) – Gov. Pat McCrory signed a bill Tuesday aimed at ensuring that National Guard members can protect themselves in the event of an on-duty attack. McCrory signed HB 371 just after 11 a.m. at the North Carolina National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Raleigh. The bill allows National Guard members to carry concealed handguns[…]...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Attorney General Patrick Morrisey today announced that West Virginia now has full concealed carry handgun reciprocity with State of Nevada, ensuring that citizens’ concealed handgun licenses issued by either state will be recognized by the other. “As Attorney General, it has been a priority to protect the Second Amendment rights of West Virginians and[…]...
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A new civil legal action in North Carolina for people injured by terrorists or those who fund them has cleared the General Assembly. The bill also would give some National Guard members the ability to carry concealed handguns for protection against on-duty attacks. The House agreed Thursday to changes made to its bill[…]...
Cumberland County supervisors this week passed an ordinance that would prohibit the open carry of firearms at the county courthouse, library and recreation areas. The Board of Commissioners approved the new law by a 6-1 vote Monday, prompted by recent moves by open carry advocates to bring firearms onto county owned property, challenging gun-free zone signs not[…]...
Tennyson named to lead DOT The acting secretary of the N.C. Department of Transportation was named to the permanent spot atop the agency on Thursday, a week after the former head suddenly resigned. Gov. Pat McCrory announced his selection of former Chief Deputy Secretary Nick Tennyson to lead the DOT at a meeting of the N.C. Board[…]...
RALEIGH, N.C. — The state Senate on Tuesday approved measures allowing civil claims against a terrorist or accessory and allowing some National Guard members to carry concealed weapons at recruiting centers and offices. House Bill 371 would allow anyone who suffers personal or property damage as the result of an act of terror to sue the terrorist[…]...