NC State Senate votes to repeal pistol permit requirements. If this becomes law in NC you'll no longer have to obtain a handgun permit from the Sheriff to purchase a handgun.
Since you've been there, and obviously you're not a young'un, you know that we just take each day as it comes. I figure that each morning my eyes open I've got a chance at fixing the problems I went to bed with. If some of 'em get fixed, fine, if they don't, well there's always tomorrow.
My best to you... it could always be worse for all of us.