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The 1919 law allowed individual Sheriff’s Offices to evaluate applications for handgun ownership. Critiqued as a redundant law with racist roots by some conservatives, many gun-control advocates claimed it added an important additional layer of protection atop the federal background check system — which is not without flaws.
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The president said he's already used the "full extent" of his executive authority to combat gun violence. GOP lawmakers argue it's premature to press bills before the facts are out.
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An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.
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The president's signing comes just over a month after the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two adults.
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The National Rifle Association is perhaps the most powerful gun rights organization in the country. But it now faces a lawsuit that could dissolve the group altogether. We speak with an investigative reporter to learn about the slow decline of the NRA and what the future of gun rights in America might look like without it.
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The National Rifle Association is perhaps the most powerful gun rights organization in the country. But it now faces a lawsuit that could dissolve the group altogether. We speak with an investigative reporter to learn about the slow decline of the NRA and what the future of gun rights in America might look like without it.
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The City Council in Columbia, South Carolina, has decided not to allow people to carry guns out in the open during protests, festivals and other events that need a city permit.
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South Carolina’s new open carry law goes into effect this weekend. Gov. Henry McMaster signed the new law in May, and it goes into effect on Sunday.
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North Carolina Republicans pressed ahead Tuesday with legislation that would repeal the state's century-old practice of requiring residents to obtain a permit from the local sheriff before buying a handgun.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed gun-rights legislation on Friday that would allow parishioners at more churches to be armed, marking the second year in a row that he's blocked the idea.