What does Supreme Court decision on guns and domestic violence mean for NC?

A landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision on June 21st reaffirmed that it does not violate the Second Amendment to prohibit people accused or convicted of domestic violence from owning firearms.  The decision in United States v. Rahimi is notable for what it could have done but did not do — namely, strike down laws aimed at protecting abuse victims from gun violence.  Had that happened, North Carolina‘s laws requiring people with domestic violence protective orders against them to surrender their firearms to law enforcement could have been deemed unconstitutional.  Click here to read the full article written by Lucas Thomas for the Carolina Press