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Asheville mayor blames laws for gun violence
As Asheville police search for suspects in the July 19 mass shooting, Mayor Esther Manheimer criticized NC's firearm laws.
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Supreme Court will not circumvent 4th Circuit’s latest 2A dispute
The US Supreme Court will not step into a Second Amendment dispute now sitting with the 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals. It’s a case that prompted a friend-of-the-court brief at the nation’s highest court from the John Locke Foundation.
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Full 4th Circuit takes on Maryland gun case that prompted Locke brief
The full 15-member 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals displayed clear divisions Wednesday when considering Maryland’s law banning the AR-15 rifle and other guns described as assault weapons. The case prompted a friend-of-the-court brief from the John Locke Foundation this month at the nation’s highest court.
Opinion
Court decisions should prompt General Assembly on Second Amendment
North Carolina no longer ranks in the top half of states when it comes to the Second Amendment.
Opinion
General Assembly should not shy away from expanding gun rights
Citizens should remember they are masters and not servants of the government.
Opinion
Scholar ponders proper role of precedent for an originalist justice
Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court revives an important constitutional debate.
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Wake County clarifies stay at home rules; allows gun shops to remain open
Updated, 7:15 p.m., to include response from Wake County. Wake County government, under pressure from gun-rights groups, gun owners, and worried residents, has amended a stay-at-home order making it clear gun shops will be allowed to operate in the county. Gun stores, as of Friday, weren’t on the list of essential businesses in Wake County....
Opinion
Ignoring legal precedent helps fuel American cynicism
The attorney who won a landmark U.S. Supreme Court gun-rights ruling 10 years ago shares his concerns about the case's impact.
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Friday Interview: Safeguarding Second Amendment Rights
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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Recent Events Renew Congressional Debate Over Gun Control
RALEIGH — Several recent events have renewed the debate over gun control: Mass shootings in North Carolina and other parts of the country earlier this year; the Department of Homeland Security’s intelligence assessment in April claiming restrictions on firearms ownership and use could fuel “right-wing extremism”; and President Obama’s comments in Mexico suggesting that a tougher assault weapons ban in the U.S. could deter Mexican gang violence.
