New details emerge in Harrisburg killings [View all]
Source: Charlotte Observer
Less than a year after he was convicted of assaulting a neighbor, Anthony Charles Hardy received a concealed carry permit from the Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Office – an approval that N.C. law prohibits.
Hardy – who authorities said fatally shot two of his neighbors before killing himself on Friday – received a concealed carry permit in September 2005, shortly after a prayer for judgment conviction for misdemeanor assault and battery, state records show.
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When Hardy went back to the county office for a renewal in 2010, Cabarrus County denied his application because of his assault charge, Sgt. Susan Johnson, records supervisor, said.
Soon after, Hardy returned to get his fingerprint card, Johnson said. He told county officials he planned to get a concealed carry permit through Florida’s nonresident concealed carry program. The permit would be valid in North Carolina through an agreement among various states, Johnson said.
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The shooter, Anthony Charles Hardy, killed two of his neighbors before killing himself this past weekend. This happened in a quiet, upscale suburban neighborhood. It is bad enough that Hardy was given a concealed carry permit shortly after his assault conviction in 2005, but the NC sheriff's office turned him down for a renewal in 2010. So Hardy simply goes to Florida to get his concealed carry permit, or at least that is what he told people. We don't really know since Florida keeps these records confidential. Unlike NC, Florida grants permits to people convicted of violent misdemeanors if three years have elapsed without further incident. And no matter what NC law may have to say about whether or not a person should have a concealed carry permit, the agreement between the two states allowed Hardy to legally carry a gun in NC since he had a permit from Florida. Apparently....except that Florida says that it is none of our business.
How does any of this make sense?
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