RALEIGH, N.C. — A proposal to repeal North Carolina’s permit law for buying handguns, which was approved by the Senate last week, passed the House on Wednesday as well.
The repeal plans are in two different pieces of legislation, so the Republican-controlled House and Senate would need to negotiate a final version to be sent to Gov. Roy Cooper. And it’s not yet clear that the legislation has enough votes to bypass the Democratic governor, who has vetoed a similar plan before.
House Bill 50, which would remove from state law a requirement that anyone buying a handgun first obtain a permit from their local sheriff’s office, passed the House in a 67-48 party line vote, with one Democrat and four Republicans not present.
