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Can N.C. ensure 'safe' guns? Democrats want to ban handguns with dangerous design flaws
Raleigh
A trio of Democrats want North Carolina to follow California's footsteps in governing gun safety.
The "Ensure Safe Handguns" bill instructs the N.C. Department of Public Safety to prohibit the use of handguns that have design flaws endangering users. The bill instructs the department to use California's Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale as a model.
California has prohibited the sale of hundreds of handguns, affecting popular brands like Beretta, Colt and Smith & Wesson.
The department would conduct firing and other tests to determine which firearms are unsafe. Antiques, theater props and guns designed for use in the Olympic Games would be exempt from testing.
Read more here: Can N.C. ensure 'safe' guns? Democrats want to ban handguns with dangerous design flaws
Raleigh
A trio of Democrats want North Carolina to follow California's footsteps in governing gun safety.
The "Ensure Safe Handguns" bill instructs the N.C. Department of Public Safety to prohibit the use of handguns that have design flaws endangering users. The bill instructs the department to use California's Roster of Handguns Certified for Sale as a model.
California has prohibited the sale of hundreds of handguns, affecting popular brands like Beretta, Colt and Smith & Wesson.
The department would conduct firing and other tests to determine which firearms are unsafe. Antiques, theater props and guns designed for use in the Olympic Games would be exempt from testing.
Read more here: Can N.C. ensure 'safe' guns? Democrats want to ban handguns with dangerous design flaws