Senate overrides Cooper's gun veto, bill now returns to House for final vote

Republicans are seeking to enact a bill over the objection of Gov. Roy Cooper for the first time since Democrats broke GOP supermajorities in 2019.

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Senate on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a gun package, the first time the chamber has successfully overridden the governor in nearly four years. But in order for the measure to become law, it must also be overridden in the House, where a vote is expected at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The Senate overr…