Opinion
Our rights don’t stop at the gate. Neither do threats.
For too long, military bases have effectively been treated as so-called “gun-free zones.” But the reality is that these zones are often anything but safe.
Opinion
NC is not a ‘constitutional carry’ state
Some have called for “constitutional carry” in North Carolina. They advocate for the right of each citizen to carry firearms, whether openly or concealed, without a permit or other hindrance from government. This is seen as a necessary corollary to the right to keep and bear arms under the federal and state constitutions. The history...
Opinion
I’m former law enforcement, and the Second Amendment saves lives
I’m a former law enforcement officer for 20 years and a former U.S. Marine who served for four years. I had the luxury of being trained on several different weapons and firearms. I am not only an advocate for the Second Amendment but am very familiar with training and firearm safety. First, one should be...
Opinion
No evidence constitutional carry means higher crime
Editor’s note: This opinion piece was originally written for Inside Sources. Now that Georgia has passed constitutional carry, exactly half the states are on board in expanding an inherent right enshrined in our Constitution. Still, myths persist about the so-called dangers of permitless carry legislation and what it means for violent crime. Constitutional carry simply means that if...
Opinion
Pistol permits and Jim Crow?
As of 1776, North Carolina has recognized the common law misdemeanor of “going about armed to the terror of the people."
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
Halbrook: Gun Control Under Tyrants Offers Lessons
Measures used to limit firearms ownership in Weimar Germany and under the Third Reich proved ineffective in quelling violence while giving individuals little recourse against growing tyranny.
Opinion
Founders Understood Connection Between Gun Rights and Liberty
The history of this key plank of the Bill of Rights helps inform today's debate.
Opinion
Founders Understood Connection Between Gun Rights and Liberty
The history of this key plank of the Bill of Rights helps inform today's debate.
Opinion
N.C. Supreme Court decision restores Second Amendment rights
RALEIGH -- Recently, the North Carolina Supreme Court handed gun rights advocates a major victory. Under the North Carolina Constitution, a state statute prohibiting all felons from owning firearms was declared unconstitutional as it applied to a Garner man who was convicted of a nonviolent felony.
Opinion
A Gun Rights Victory
The N.C. Supreme Court strikes a blow against an overly broad law.
Opinion
No. 119: Guns and Violence: Malcolm Disarms Britain
In Guns and Violence: The English Experience, author Joyce Lee Malcolm retraces Britain's legal history of the right to bear arms.
