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The 3½-year-old girl accidentally shot herself on Christmas Day died on Tuesday night at Mission HCA Hospital, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office announced. Read Story »
Tags: gun control | shootings | gun safety | accidental shootings | Tim Gordon
A 3½-year-old girl accidentally shot herself in the head after she had ridden her new bicycle on Christmas Day and then picked up the loaded 9-mm pistol in the backseat of her father’s pickup truck, the father told an emergency dispatcher. Read Story »
Tags: gun control | gun safety
Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a high-profile bill that would have ended North Carolina's pistol permit requirement and also vetoed a hotel safety bill. Read Story »
Tags: gun control | 2021 Legislative session | gun safety | concealed carry permit
Responding to complaints from neighbors about a shooting range in the South Mills River area, law enforcement cadets will move to a new location for their training, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office said. Read Story »
Tags: guns | gun control | Second Amendment | shooting ranges
Two days after the Henderson County Board of Zoning Adjustment came down in favor of a private shooting range on a large residential lot, the Board of Commissioners called for a clearer definition of shooting ranges and how they're regulated. Read Story »
Tags: gun control | Second Amendment | gun safety | shooting ranges
“A Hole in My Heart,” an original production capturing the immeasurable grief of gun violence survivors, is available to stream through Sunday to mark National Gun Violence Survivors Week. Read Story »
Tags: guns | gun control | gun safety
A lawsuit by the parents of a toddler accidentally shot to death while in the care of an unlicensed daycare home has been revived by a state Supreme Court ruling. Read Story »
Tags: guns | gun control | shootings | gun safety | daycare | child care
After sharing the story of his recovery from a rare and life-threatening immune system disorder, Commissioner Bill Lapsley matched it with another dramatic story of preparing to defend his family against a potential violent criminal. Read Story »
Tags: guns | Bill Lapsley | gun control | Second Amendment | Ryan Hendrix
A capacity crowd filled the Henderson County Board of Commissioners meeting room at the Historic Courthouse on Monday night to advocate for and against a resolution making the county a Second Amendment sanctuary. Read Story »
Tags: gun control | Second Amendment
Declaring support for the right to bear arms, Henderson County commissioners are poised to join the growing list of elected officials making their county a "Second Amendment Sanctuary." Read Story »
Tags: firearms | gun control | Second Amendment
Tags: school shootings | guns | Parkland High School shootings | gun control