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[10] [11] North Carolina previously had a Pistol Purchase Permit system that was a holdover from Jim Crow laws that were designed to prevent African-Americans and other minorities from easily obtaining handguns. [12] However, the pistol purchase permit law was repealed March 29, 2023. [13]
In North Carolina, permits are no longer required to buy or transfer handguns. What the repeal of the controversial law means for prospective gun owners. You no longer need a permit in NC to buy a ...
A repeal of pistol purchase permits. In March of 2023, North Carolina legislature overrode Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of Senate Bill 41 (SB-41), altering the necessary permit requirements and ...
For the first time in years, Republicans successfully defeated Cooper’s veto.
Purchasing a handgun in North Carolina requires interested buyers to obtain a permit from their sheriff’s office. This could be done away with soon.
In 2023, North Carolina repealed its law requiring a permit to purchase a handgun and is no longer a partial point of contact state for NICS. Firearms dealers must contact the FBI to process the background check required by federal law.
SB 40, named “Pistol Purchase Permit Repeal,” would remove from state law a requirement that anyone buying a handgun in North Carolina first obtain a permit from their local sheriff’s office.
Laws going into effect in North Carolina this Saturday range from new abortion restrictions and new gun laws to limitations on fishing for sharks. We’ve got the full list here.