Gun ownership

Gov. Roy Cooper’s administration wants to prevent gun violence and accidents by promoting safe storage practices.

The N.C. House voted Wednesday morning to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a controversial gun bill. It’s Republicans’ first veto override since 2018.

The bill repealing the state’s long-standing pistol purchase permit requirement now returns to the General Assembly, where Republicans are just one seat short of a veto-proof supermajority in the House.

A bill in the North Carolina House sponsored by Republican Jacqueline Schaffer of Mecklenburg County has drawn the attention of one of the most well…

Fifty-five South Carolina lawmakers have signed on to legislation that would prohibit health care providers from asking patients about gun ownership. At…