Gun Control

Mecklenburg Sheriff Unconvinced On Many Gun Restrictions

Mark Rumsey — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:35:45 +0000

Groups representing police chiefs and sheriffs from major U.S. cities and counties were in Washington for meetings this week. Like the rest of the country, those law enforcement leaders are divided on recent proposals for reducing gun violence. Mecklenburg County Sheriff Chipp Bailey attended the meetings, and he spoke with WFAE's Mark Rumsey.

Foxx Wants To Know If CMPD Gun Purchases Aid Gun Lobby

Julie Rose — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 21:48:59 +0000

Mayor Anthony Foxx says he's met twice recently with Vice President Joe Biden on the topic of gun control and this he week signed a letter with other mayors supporting tougher firearms laws. But Foxx also wonders if the city may be inadvertently helping to fund the push against gun control. WFAE's Julie Rose reports:

Gaston Commissioners Want Gun Permit Records Secret; Approve Resolution

Tasnim Shamma — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:01:35 +0000

Gaston County Commissioners voted 6-0 Thursday night in support of a resolution that calls for the General Assembly to make gun permit records secret. Commissioner Tracy Philbeck says the resolution was in response to news outlets publishing gun permit information after the shootings at Sandy Hook elementary in Connecticut.

"I'm a strong proponent of government transparency," Philbeck says. "At the same time, I think the press, in a lot of cases, have used the freedom of information act to bring forth an anti-gun agenda to criminalize those that own a gun."

In Gun Debate, Don't Count On Pols To Seek Common Ground

Michael Bitzer — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:14:33 +0000

With the president’s announcement of gun control proposals, the divisive battle has re-emerged even when the nation tries to comprehend the horrors of Sandy Hook Elementary.