RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina Republicans have completed a push to eliminate the state’s requirement that a handgun buyer obtains a permit from a sheriff. But the repeal is likely to get vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, who supports more gun-access restrictions.
The Senate voted along party lines on Wednesday to approve a House bill that would end the pistol purchase permitting system. The House approved it in May.
The North Carolina Sheriffs’ Association supported the measure, saying the background check a sheriff performs is redundant given now-robust federal background checks that gun dealers can perform.
Opponents say the repeal would create a loophole for private sales.
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