the problem starts in our leadership

Surprising no one, according to the Cato Institute, North Carolina is ranked 35th nationally on gun rights, despite being ranked 7th in firearm-related deaths (2018). 

 

 In north Carolina, any 18-year-old NC resident with an id with no felonies can purchase and sell rifles and shotguns.

 

any 21-year-old with the same liberties can purchase a handgun.