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House committee passes bill expanding 2nd amendment rights

On Tuesday, the North Carolina House approved a couple of 2nd Amendment protections and a safe storage initiative in the Judiciary 3 committee. “Our Second Amendment rights are non-negotiable,” bill sponsor Sen. Danny Britt, R-Robeson, said. “These are commonsense laws to ensure that the rights of law-abiding citizens are not being infringed.”  The first component of...

Alex Baltzegar
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Rising violence and other outrageous stories

‘The View’s’ Joy Behar unaware that black Americans own guns too Why do so many white liberals treat black folk like pets or mascots? Not to mention the sheer stupidity of Behar’s comments. Racism is alive and well but not always in the way the corporate media likes to explain it. Seven new Hunter Biden...

Ray Nothstine

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Cooper vetoes bill allowing guns in churches on school campuses

Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a bill that would have allowed people to carry guns in a church located on a private school campus when school was not in session. The bill also would have expanded concealed carry protection to more law enforcement employees. “For the safety of students and teachers, North Carolina should keep...

CJ Staff
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General Assembly to again consider expanding gun rights in churches, for first responders

The General Assembly is again considering a mild expansion of gun rights in this legislative session, a year after Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a similar Second Amendment bill. The potential laws would give concealed handgun permit holders more freedom to carry their firearms — allowing some emergency medical personnel to carry a handgun on duty...

Andrew Dunn
Opinion

A teachable moment missed with the national school walkout

On Tuesday, I received a call from school officials informing parents of activities for a “national school walkout,” planned in response to the recent deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Wednesday morning, I did what I expect many other parents did. I had a conversation with my children about gun violence. Ironically, I realized I...

Jon Sanders