The Brady Campaign along with its Million Mom March and Brady Chapters, law enforcement, state and national allies advocate for strong state gun legislation to keep dangerous weapons out of the hands of dangerous people. We advise and counsel advocates, state legislators and statewide elected officials on effective strategies to pass strong gun legislation and defeat attempts to weaken state gun laws.

We offer expert advice on legislative strategy and share best practices from other states. We produce and disseminate our annual Brady State Scorecard that rates each state on the strength of its gun laws.

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While North Carolina has some common sense gun laws, the state lacks many gun laws that would stop the flow of illegal guns and protect children, according to the Brady Campaign. In the organization’s 2009 state scorecards released for all 50 states, North Carolina earned just 19 points out of a total of 100.

While permits are required to purchase handguns at gun shows, a Brady criminal background check is not required at the time of purchase.  For long guns, including many military-style assault weapons, no permit or background check is required for purchase at gun shows and other venues where unlicensed vendors sell guns.

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