Scaring Egalia
Don’t tell Egalia, but the bill that doesn’t give women guns in North Carolina has been signed into law. Now, the governor wants to reverse it:
Gov. Mike Easley has signed a bill that would encourage victims of domestic violence to seek emergency concealed gun permits — but he now wants lawmakers to reverse it.
Easley had “concerns,” according to a spokeswoman, about the measure’s central provision: a requirement that court clerks tell victims who obtain protective orders how to apply for an emergency carry permit.
The governor signed the bill late Saturday only after receiving assurances from House Speaker Jim Black that the requirement would be lifted in separate legislation, perhaps this week, Easley spokeswoman Cari Boyce said. Black spokeswoman Julie Robinson confirmed that account.
