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Democratic Lawmakers Propose Gun-Reform Bills in North Carolina
After Rob Steele’s fiancée was killed in a mass shooting in Raleigh, North Carolina last October, he red-flagged himself by handing over his firearm to a doctor after unloading the magazine and putting the ammunition back.
Steele joined Democratic lawmakers to discuss gun-reform bills aimed at preventing mass shootings and suicides.
One of the proposed measures would create a red-flag law, which would allow courts to temporarily take guns from people after determining whether they are a danger to themselves or others.
Another bill would allow people to voluntarily surrender unwanted guns and authorise law enforcement agencies to destroy certain firearms.
North Carolina’s police departments cannot currently destroy guns because of a state law.
Another proposed gun bill would require people to obtain a permit before buying a long gun, which appears to contradict the aims of a Republican bill (to repeal the pistol purchase permit required to obtain a firearm in North Carolina).
One of the primary sponsors of an omnibus bill titled “The Gun Violence Prevention Act” is seeking universal background checks before a person can buy a gun, and the act would make it a misdemeanor for a minor to possess or buy a long gun.
It would also outlaw bump stocks.
Seven mass shootings have occurred in North Carolina since the beginning of the year, demonstrating the prevalence of gun violence as a public health crisis.
Credit: https://indyweek.com/news/northcarolina/after-gop-proposes-commonsense-gun-reforms-dems-float-their-own-ideas/
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