{"id":35871,"date":"2025-12-12T15:35:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35871"},"modified":"2025-12-12T15:35:07","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T15:35:07","slug":"those-are-rookie-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=35871","title":{"rendered":"Those Are Rookie Numbers!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"680\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-35872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4.png 680w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image-4-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/figure>\n<span hidden 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The Tar Heel State needs to do better. If Tennessee and South Carolina can get an F, why can&#8217;t we. If we will finally override Gov. Stein&#8217;s veto of SB50 on permitless concealed carry, I bet that would help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/imgflip.com\/i\/aes0ww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgflip.com\/aes0ww.jpg\" title=\"made at imgflip.com\"\/><\/a><div><a href=\"https:\/\/imgflip.com\/memegenerator\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">from Imgflip Meme Generator<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On a more serious note, Giffords &#8220;reports&#8221; that North Carolina ranks 19 out of 50 in gun death rank. I&#8217;m not sure how this is determined. 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