NC: State law allows people to arm themselves with handguns
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2008 5:36 pm
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State law allows people to arm themselves with handguns
By Jim Ware
Night Editor
Published: Monday, October 13, 2008 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Monday, October 13, 2008 at 7:12 a.m.
Newlyweds David Hall and Krista King of Wilmington are among thousands of people in Southeastern North Carolina arming themselves with handguns for protection and doing it legally.
From Dec. 1, 1995, when it became legal to carry a concealed handgun in the state, until July 31 of this year, sheriff’s offices in Brunswick, New Hanover and Pender counties received 8,167 permit applications. The state total was 225,762 for the same time period.
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