North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper vetoed a bill Monday that would have eliminated pistol permits in the state.

House Bill 398 would have repealed the requirement to obtain a pistol purchase permit from a sheriff’s office before buying or transferring a pistol. Sponsors of the bill said it was an unnecessary step in the pistol permit process, but Cooper and other Democrats said it could make it easier for the wrong people to obtain firearms.

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