firearms

The N.C. Criminal Justice Analysis Center released the report, “Firearm Violence Across North Carolina,” this month. It shows trends in rural, urban and suburban communities to help officials improve safety policies.

The report shows guns were involved in roughly 80% of homicides over the past decade in Guilford and Forsyth counties.

An employee for the City of High Point has been convicted on federal weapons charges. WGHP reports Tiyon Jermelle Weaver, of Greensboro, has pleaded…

A Davidson County commissioner is charged with simple assault and assault by pointing a gun. Commission Chair Todd Yates is accused of pulling a gun on…

North Carolina has launched an initiative to raise awareness about safe firearm storage. The North Carolina Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) on…

The Greensboro Police Department has a new firearms training system, funded via a public-private partnership. The Greensboro Police Foundation donated the…

The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools district has announced new strategies to curb violence after a fatal shooting at Mount Tabor High School earlier…

A leading firearms manufacturer is expanding its Rockingham County production facility and plans on adding 60 new jobs to its workforce. Sturm, Ruger, &…

On Wednesday's National Walkout Day to protest gun violence, schools weren't the only places where protesters spoke up. A group of more than 50 people…

A new poll looks at North Carolina teachers' attitudes about having them carry guns in school and finds it's not an idea educators are embracing. The idea…