/tags/firearms Firearms en-US Copyright Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:23:21 GMT /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Gun violence is back on the rise in North Carolina and around the country. After a lull during the stay-at-home orders, shootings surged over recent… Fri, 31 Jul 2020 16:23:21 GMT /law/2020-07-31/this-is-the-summer-of-gun-violence Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /2020-01-16/tsa-says-it-seized-a-record-number-of-firearms-at-u-s-airports-last-year The Transportation Security Administration said 87% of the guns taken at U.S. airport checkpoints in 2019 were loaded. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International had the most firearms confiscated: 323. Thu, 16 Jan 2020 18:09:20 GMT /2020-01-16/tsa-says-it-seized-a-record-number-of-firearms-at-u-s-airports-last-year Brakkton Booker /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Every time someone buys a gun from a federally licensed firearms dealer their name is run through the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). And according to the FBI’s data, 2019 could be a record year for the number of those checks. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 23:38:52 GMT /2020-01-07/background-checks-vs-gun-sales-2019-data-spiked-but-sales-likely-only-made-modest-gains Heath Druzin /news/2019-12-03/us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-from-nc-to-haiti A U.S. Marine caught smuggling guns into Haiti told investigators he wanted to help the country’s military learn marksmanship and defeat “thugs” causing… Tue, 03 Dec 2019 17:35:13 GMT /news/2019-12-03/us-marine-charged-with-illegally-flying-guns-from-nc-to-haiti Associated Press /law/2015-12-31/doctors-who-provide-abortions-will-be-required-to-share-ultrasound-documentation Almost two dozen laws will go into effect on Jan. 1, impacting issues including health, transportation and firearm ownership in North Carolina. Here are… Thu, 31 Dec 2015 11:45:13 GMT /law/2015-12-31/doctors-who-provide-abortions-will-be-required-to-share-ultrasound-documentation Jorge Valencia /law/2015-04-06/are-chapel-hill-gun-owners-buying-more-guns The suspect in this year’s murder of three young people in a Chapel Hill apartment is scheduled for his second court appearance today.Craig Stephen Hicks,… Mon, 06 Apr 2015 11:03:14 GMT /law/2015-04-06/are-chapel-hill-gun-owners-buying-more-guns Jorge Valencia /law/2011-11-17/high-point-police-open-firearms-training-center High Point is home to a refurbished firearms facility.Nearly two million dollars has been spent on improvements for the 20-year-old facility. Now,… Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:00:00 GMT /law/2011-11-17/high-point-police-open-firearms-training-center Jeff Tiberii