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Opinion articles provide independent perspectives on key community issues, separate from our newsroom reporting. A North Carolina bill would repeal the concealed carry permit law and lower the age for ...

Reports suggest that nearly 22 million hold permits to carry a concealed handgun, a dramatic rise from 2014’s 11 million permit-holders. Moreover, this number should be set to surge further. In the ...

Republican lawmakers are seeking to loosen gun laws by making NC the 30th state to legalize constitutional carry. A local gun seller weighs in on the potential impact. NEWS. SOME NORTH CAROLINA ...

Over the last three decades, carrying concealed guns in public in the United States has become easier and easier. First, in the 1990s, states began to guarantee permits to anyone who could legally own ...

President Donald Trump has long promised to make it easier for people to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines. While campaigning for a second term, Trump vowed to sign a bill on ...

TALLAHASSEE — Siding with a 19-year-old man who was spotted with a gun in his waistband, a Broward County circuit judge Friday ruled that a state law barring people under age 21 from carrying ...

Florida lawmakers reject a bill to allow concealed weapons on college campuses, and federal intel officials pressed for answers about national security breach. Lawmakers in Tallahassee rejected a bill ...

Less than a year after Louisiana agreed to let people carry concealed weapons in public without a permit, bills are now moving through the state Legislature to allow more people to have concealed guns ...