RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) It appears that the North Carolina House has overridden Governor Cooper’s veto over Senate Bill 41.

It comes after North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate voted Tuesday to override the Democratic governor’s first veto of the session on legislation to loosen gun restrictions, teeing up the House’s first test of party unity under new operating rules.

The bill revives a package of gun access laws that will eliminate a requirement that buyers of handguns obtain permission from the county sheriff.

Representative Jon Hardister confirmed the override via tweet and stated that this is the “first veto override since 2018.”

The override took place without debate.

Senate Bill 41 concerns the requirement for a permit in the event of purchasing a pistol.

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