There wasn’t any action at the General Assembly this week, but early voting opened Thursday, and permitless carry, SB 50, is still waiting on the House.
Week Ending Oct. 10: ATF Stops Requiring NFA Approval for Suppressors and SBRs
ATF made the biggest gun news of the week on Friday, Oct. 9, and it comes with a North Carolina catch. And on Wednesday, the politicians showed us what this General Assembly can do in a single day when leadership wants something done.
Squirrel Gun, Meet the Gun Counter: What H.R. 10583 Does to Air Guns
In North Carolina, a lot of kids learn to shoot with a pellet rifle long before they ever carry a .22 into the woods. A California politician wants Congress to put that pellet rifle under federal gun control with H.R. 10583.
Buying Ammo Could Count Against You
North Carolina finally scrapped its pistol purchase permit in 2023. Cory Booker’s S. 3544 would bring the permit idea back, only bigger, federal and for every firearm.
Week Ending Oct 3: Raleigh Came Back. Freedom to Carry NC Didn’t.
Legislators came back to Raleigh on September 28th, and Freedom to Carry NC still didn’t get a House override vote. The Senate overrode the veto back on July 29th, 2025.
A License for the Gun You Already Own
S. 3544 would require fingerprints, tests, and a federal license per gun. Tell Tillis, Budd, and your U.S. Representative to vote hell no.
Morning Update for the Week Ending Sep 26
Raleigh returns Monday with SB 50 Freedom to Carry eligible for a veto override vote, while DOJ and Elite Precision federal fights remain unfinished.
Courts Did Not Automatically Side with DOJ on the Handgun Age Ban
DOJ paused criminal enforcement for 18-20 dealer handgun sales, but McCoy upheld the ban and SCOTUS denied cert. Do not treat it like settled law in North Carolina.
NCFC’s Response to Apalachee High School Shooting
NCFC responds to the shootings at Apalachee High School in Georgia on Wednesday, September 4, 2024.
We’re naming names.
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