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2023-04-20 13:06:16 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: B9E34261DEBA488039F0FA37ADED597191B98CCA68427EC54CF6D21A917A5EFB
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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 The vote repealed the Jim Crow-era pistol purchase permit system.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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