2023 NC gun purchases spike 3rd most in nation
North Carolina experienced a 19.2% spike in background checks for gun purchases in 2023, according to FBI data, the third highest rate of all 50 states.
Gov. Roy Cooper isn’t waiting for lawmakers to act. Cooper on Monday, Aug. 12, signed an Executive Directive aimed at improving gun safety and preventing gun-related suicides in North Carolina. The Democratic governor announced the initiative at the N.C. Department of Public Safety’s School Safety Summit in Greensboro. “Recognizing that the odds are long for...
RALEIGH — Republican Sen. Richard Burr has Second Amendment backers stirred up in North Carolina because of his vote last week for cloture on gun-control legislation in the U.S. Senate. Though he voted to invoke cloture, Burr since has said he plans to vote against any measure that threatens gun rights.