Guns

The effort is backed by gun-rights advocates who already celebrated weeks ago when the Republican-controlled General Assembly repealed another kind of permit issued by sheriffs before someone could buy a pistol. Gun-control advocates said ending the mandate would result in higher rates of violent crime and homicide.

N.C. House lawmakers want to stop businesses from refusing to accept cash payments.

A North Carolina man shot and wounded a 6-year-old girl and her parents after children went to retrieve a basketball that had rolled into his yard, according to neighbors and the girl's family — another in a string of recent shootings sparked by seemingly trivial circumstances.

The N.C. House voted Wednesday morning to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a controversial gun bill. It’s Republicans’ first veto override since 2018.

Durham police say the dashboard will be updated weekly.

Gov. Roy Cooper is creating a new "Office of Violence Prevention" to address the uptick in gun-related deaths and injuries.

The House voted 77-43 on Wednesday to approve the measure, which would let people with concealed weapons permits carry openly or under clothing while attending religious services at locations where private schools or charter schools also meet. Six Democrats joined all Republicans in voting for it.

A bill that advanced Tuesday through the Senate Judiciary Committee combines several previously vetoed measures that would ease requirements to purchase handguns and allow people to carry concealed firearms in more locations, including some schools based in houses of worship.

Families and friends of the five mass shooting victims in Raleigh are putting together plans — and raising money — to say their final goodbyes.

Alan and Elise Thompson issued the statement Tuesday through a lawyer that acknowledged the pain caused by their son, Austin. They say they mourn for the five killed, including another son, James, who was among those slain.