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2023-04-20 15:33:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 3595F13BC5FADDB9C3153B6AFBE6636F7FDB41413235D464D71CFB5D47582350
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Original Note:
There was no vote to "allow felons to buy guns through a private sales without a background check." The vote repealed the Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit system. https://lrs.sog.unc.edu/bill-summaries-lookup/H/50/2023-2024%20Session/H50 The purchase and possession of a firearm by a felon is illegal in NC, and there was no vote to change this. https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/PDF/ByArticle/Chapter_14/Article_54A.pdf
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