Given recent tragedies, some conservatives say “universal background checks” (UBCs) and “red flag” gun confiscation orders (GCOs) aren’t so bad and perhaps we should “compromise.” Ignoring, momentarily, that neither measure would prevent mass killings (since most involve gang killings, not active shooters) and that their inevitable failure will have gun ban advocates clamoring for more,...
Four Republican members of North Carolina’s U.S. House delegation have signed on as co-sponsors of a bill limiting the Biden administration’s ability to track gun ownership. Reps. Dan Bishop of the 9th District, Ted Budd (13th), Madison Cawthorn (11th), and Richard Hudson (8th) are co-sponsoring H.R. 6945, also known as the No REGISTRY Rights Act....
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson took aim this week at a proposed federal regulation that targets pistol stabilizing braces. Hudson led a Capitol Hill news conference Tuesday drawing attention to the issue. The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco, and Explosives proposed the rule in June. The news conference encouraged people to submit comments to the...
RALEIGH — Federal prosecutor Denise Walker, who was forced into hiding for six weeks as a result of a drug dealer’s threats to have her killed, later resigned when her superiors in the U.S. Attorney’s office in Raleigh proposed a lesser sentence for the drug dealer and blocked any mention of his murderous intentions in a pre-sentencing report. The drug dealer lived in rural Duplin County.
Former CBS reporter Sharyl Attkisson had the courage to question the actions of the Obama administration, and paid for it in myriad ways.
DURHAM — The Durham gun owner registry may have been repealed during the short session of the General Assembly, but gun advocates remain uneasy about the fate of the personal (and public) records of those who registered firearms. The law repealing the registry did not clarify if the records belong to Durham County or the state — or if they should be destroyed.
RALEIGH — The Court of Appeals split over the number of nonviolent felony convictions a person could have on his record before he qualified for regaining the right to own firearms. This has implications for people who had convictions years ago but have stayed out of trouble since.
RALEIGH — Recent federal court decisions have meant good news for those who support Americans’ Second Amendment right to bear arms, but that doesn’t mean the fight to protect gun rights is over. Bob Barr, former Republican U.S. representative from Georgia, 2008 Libertarian Party presidential candidate, and National Rifle Association board member, discussed the future of the Second Amendment with Mitch Kokai for Carolina Journal Radio.
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