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North Carolina Background Checks Return Sensitive Medical Records

March 10, 2025January 15, 2025 by Darwin Nercesian

A Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) employee revealed to attorneys in a 2024 deposition that the agency occasionally receives sensitive and unrequested medical data during concealed carry permit background checks, including abortion and sexually transmitted disease records, according to WCNC. In response to the revelation, one state lawmaker is planning to introduce legislation limiting the … Read more

Defensive Shooting at Funeral Home Leads to Quick Arrangements, No Arraignment

March 10, 2025September 18, 2024 by Doug Howlett

A man shot in self-defense at his family’s business in Greenville, North Carolina, didn’t have to be transported far for his final arrangements. The man, Terence Rountree, Jr. was shot and killed by a family member after a dispute with the relative turned violent in the funeral home the family owns and operates. Around 4 … Read more

Road Rage Almost Costs A Man His Life, Leaves His Father Injured

March 10, 2025June 30, 2024 by Jennifer Sensiba

In a recent video from Charlotte, North Carolina, we learn about a man who f***ed around and almost found out. Let’s first look at the video and then look at what we, as gun owners, can learn from it. The cell phone video isn’t entirely clear, and it doesn’t show the full context, so it’s … Read more

Durham Parking Lot Becomes Scene of Shootout

March 10, 2025May 28, 2024 by Doug Howlett

A couple of men decided to turn a Durham, North Carolina, shopping center parking lot into the OK Corral Memorial Day Monday when they began shooting at each other. Police reported they received a call about a shooting around 6:15 p.m. at the shopping center located on the 4800 block of N.C. 55. … Read more

NC Congresswoman Calls for Criminalizing, Not Educating Gun Owners on Safe Storage Practices

March 10, 2025May 6, 2024 by Doug Howlett

A North Carolina congresswoman is advocating for stringent gun storage laws aiming to curb the access children have to firearms, reported Yahoo News. U.S. Rep. Deborah Ross, D-N.C., emphasized the critical nature of the issue, noting that firearms have become the leading cause of death or injury among children in her state, surpassing car accidents. … Read more

No Charges for a Raleigh Woman Who Defended Herself Against a Road Rage Attacker [VIDEO]

March 5, 2025August 9, 2023 by Doug Howlett

The Wake County District Attorney’s office has announced no charges would be forthcoming for a woman who shot and killed a man in self-defense in the parking lot of a Raleigh, North Carolina, Food Lion grocery store. Video evidence of the shooting supported the woman’s claim and reinforced the decision not to charge the woman … Read more

Just Released 9-1-1 Recording May Shed Light on CCW Manslaughter Case

August 29, 2018 by admin

Alan Corder of Charlotte, North Carolina, is being charged with voluntary manslaughter after he recently shot and killed 20-year-old Justin Anderson, who had broken into his small garden supply store. Now, 9-1-1 recordings have been released that might help us understand what happened and why he’s being charged. As we reported when this story first … Read more

Springfield Armory Daily Digest: Criminals in the UK, a ‘Tyrant Registry’, and Kudos for Liars

November 2, 2016 by Dan Zimmerman

Police fear gun links between UK crime gangs and terrorists – “Counter-terrorism officers believe the fact Britain is surrounded by water gives police a significant advantage in controlling the flow of guns into the country. But senior figures say a recent increase in the numbers of guns seized from criminals is making them ‘anxious’. (National Crime … Read more

Did you hear the one about the Anti-Gun Senator shooting an intruder?

December 14, 2010 by ttag

Stop me if you’ve heard this one…a blowhard, anti-gun Senator rags on gun owners, day in and day out. So one night, he’s at home, living his Life O’Reily, when an intruder shows up to burgle/home invade/rob/commit mayhem. What’s a poor Progressive that abhors gun ownership to do? Silly wabbit! If they are a state senator, they do what any other gun owner would do – they pull out their gun and air condition the criminal with a little lead. Ventilate the varmint. Give him lead poisoning. Shoot the muther. (You get my drift.)

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