I wrote: > Durham County in NC has a handgun registration law. This was the >result of a "local act" - but I'm not sure when it was passed.
and also asked about this on a local list - and got this reply: Originally passed ~1936 as a local ordinance by the NC Legislature with the intent of dealing with a few locals that might be apprehended if probable cause could be established for unwarranted search. Actually found unconstitutional in District Court ~1976 but lacking stare die and in the absence of an appeal by Durham to Superior Court/ Court of Appeals, it remained on the books. It was specifically exempted when state-wide exemption passed ... I'll add that in recent years (the last 20 or so) it is only sporadically enforced, I have heard that the registration records are on paper and are a real mess. -- --henry schaffer _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
