Gun Safety
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NC Republicans push bill that will increase homicides and suicides, gun safety experts say
The legislature returns on Monday and could vote to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a bill that would make it far easier to carry a concealed weapon in public.
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NC Gov. Josh Stein vetoes a bill allowing guns in private schools. Here’s why.
Gov. Josh Stein signed nine bills into law that were approved by the Republican-controlled NC General Assembly, but he blocked several more, including a plan to let guns into private schools.
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Opinion: Save our lives before the next school shooting
We are the souls and personalities that build school culture and reassure children, big or small, that tragic setbacks may come today, but that’s what tomorrow is for. We remind our students and ourselves that each day is full of chances to be and do better and to learn and grow from the events that…
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Opinion: It’s not about mental health. It’s about guns.
After Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia—the 23rd on an American campus this year—a therapist from Charlotte talks about Republicans’ latest attempt to scapegoat mental health rather than guns. A 14-year-old boy opened fire and killed four people at his Georgia high school Wednesday. Another eight students and one teacher were reportedly injured. It is the…
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NC leaders praise Kamala Harris’ record on fighting gun violence
Much of Vice President Kamala Harris’ experience as a prosecutor was focused on reducing gun violence and holding accountable those responsible for gun crimes. North Carolina advocates believe she will continue these efforts if elected president.
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Kamala Harris has spent decades fighting to protect people from gun violence
While serving as San Francisco’s district attorney, Harris became known for prosecuting domestic abusers. As attorney general of California, her office investigated and seized firearms from those who unlawfully possessed them. And as a US senator, she co-sponsored bills to ban assault weapons.
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Jeff Jackson on what he’d do as NC attorney general
Cardinal & Pine recently sat down with Jackson for an interview to get a better sense of why he’s running, what he would focus on as AG, and why the stakes of this particular election are so high. The interview covered a range of topics, including reproductive rights, the fentanyl crisis, corporate accountability, and his…
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Biden announces new action to address gun sale loopholes
The announcement clarifies expanded legal requirements for gun sale licensing and cracks down on so-called “gun show” loopholes that allow buyers to evade background checks.
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Op-Ed: On Parkland shooting anniversary, teens like me won’t forget the politicians who stopped gun reform
Six years ago this week, a gunman killed 17 students and staff in a Florida high school. A NC teen writes on what it’s like growing up in the shadow of that.
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In Charlotte visit, VP Kamala Harris announces funding to help NC students deal with trauma of gun violence
Twelve million dollars in federal funds will help put more than extra 330 mental health experts in North Carolina schools, whose limited resources leave current counselors understaffed and overworked.
