NC: Gun control wins, House folds on ending permit to purchase

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http://www.guns.com/2015/06/17/nc-gun-control-wins-house-folds-on-ending-permit-to-purchase/

Lawmakers passed a gun reform bill that would have eliminated the long-standing practice of obtaining a permit before buying a handgun – only after the provision was removed.

The permit to purchase requirement, which mandates that would-be handgun owners first obtain a license from their local sheriff, was supported by gun control groups who have been pouring money into the state in an effort to keep the Jim Crow-era system intact.
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As introduced, it repealed the permit-to-purchase scheme, expanded concealed carry to legislators at the Capitol, prohibited health care workers from asking questions about gun ownership, introduced a 15-day window for Chief Law Enforcement Officers to either approve or deny applications by individuals to obtain National Firearms Act items, and other minor reforms.

However, the language referencing the permits, the concealed carry expansion, and medical privacy was carved away by amendmens (sic) Tuesday, leaving the bill a shell of its former self.

Ya' gotta love the way gunners whine when they don't get what they want. Jim Crow? Preventing NC citizens form protecting themselves?

For the first time in 45 years the NRA has a voice opposing them and they're beginning to see what losing looks like. Thanks MDA and Everytown!