North Carolina Governor Demands Passage of Gun Control Bills

By Cam Edwards

North Carolina Governor Rory Cooper on Monday issued a series of directives that he says are designed to bolster the existing background check system in the state and improve access to mental health services, but also called on lawmakers to pass two pieces of gun control legislation, including a “red flag” law.

The directive on background checks is really nothing more than directing the state to continue reporting prohibiting offenses to the National Instant Check System. It’s the legislative items that Cooper is pushing that are the real concerns for gun owners in the state.

Cooper expressed disappointment in Republican leaders not wanting to take up two House bills — HB 86, which includes several gun regulations, and HB 454, described as a “red flag” bill.

Rep. Marcia Morey, a primary sponsor of HB 454, said last week it would allow family members or law enforcement to petition a judge for what is known as an extreme risk protection order, which would restrict a person’s access to firearms if there was evidence of them posing danger to themselves or others.

Last week, House Democrats filed two discharge petitions in an attempt to move those two gun regulation bills from committee to …Read the Rest

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