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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve a bill allowing gun owners to carry concealed handguns without obtaining a permit, sending it to another panel. Senate Bill 50, ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - A North Carolina bill that allows almost anyone over the age of 18 to carry a concealed handgun without a permit is one step closer to becoming law. Right now, those who want ...