gun sales /tags/gun-sales gun sales en-US Copyright Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:25:47 GMT North Carolina gun sales spike after purchase permit law repealed /news/2024-01-12/gun-sales-north-carolina-purchase-permit-fbi-clayton Gun sales in North Carolina increased in 2023, following a repeal of a law that requires a purchase permit for handguns. Fri, 12 Jan 2024 17:25:47 GMT /news/2024-01-12/gun-sales-north-carolina-purchase-permit-fbi-clayton Jason deBruyn House Oks Allowing Right-To-Carry In More NC Churches /politics/2021-06-03/house-oks-allowing-right-to-carry-in-more-nc-churches The North Carolina House again approved legislation on Thursday that would allow members or visitors at churches that meet on private school campuses to carry concealed handguns. Thu, 03 Jun 2021 22:52:04 GMT /politics/2021-06-03/house-oks-allowing-right-to-carry-in-more-nc-churches Associated Press Gun Regulation Advocates Fear More Guns Sold To Prohibited Purchasers /2020-09-17/gun-regulation-advocates-fear-more-guns-sold-to-prohibited-purchasers Recent events have translated into more gun purchases and a backlog of background checks. Gun regulation advocates worry this could lead to more “prohibited purchases.” Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:30:04 GMT /2020-09-17/gun-regulation-advocates-fear-more-guns-sold-to-prohibited-purchasers Jason deBruyn This Is The Summer Of Gun Violence /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Gun violence is back on the rise in North Carolina and around the country. After a lull during the stay-at-home orders, shootings surged over recent… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:23:21 GMT /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao Research Tentatively Links COVID-19 Gun Sales Spike To Increased Violence /news/2020-07-07/research-tentatively-links-covid-19-gun-sales-spike-to-increased-violence A team found “a significant increase in firearm violence in the United States associated with the coronavirus pandemic-related surge in firearm purchasing." Tue, 07 Jul 2020 17:50:34 GMT /news/2020-07-07/research-tentatively-links-covid-19-gun-sales-spike-to-increased-violence Jason deBruyn SHOT Show: The Big Business Of One Of America’s Biggest Gun Trade Shows /business-economy/2020-01-22/shot-show-the-big-business-of-one-of-americas-biggest-gun-trade-shows “This is to the firearms and ammunition world what the Detroit auto show is to the car world,” said Mark Oliva, a spokesman for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Thu, 23 Jan 2020 02:24:27 GMT /business-economy/2020-01-22/shot-show-the-big-business-of-one-of-americas-biggest-gun-trade-shows Heath Druzin