Daren Bakst, John Locke Foundation legal and regulatory policy analyst, says the General Assembly needs to change state laws regarding gun possession rights for nonviolent ex-felons. Learn more in his new report, N.C. Gun Laws Need a Change: Legislature Went Too Far in Restricting Gun Possession by Ex-Felons.
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