RALEIGH, N.C. -- North Carolina Democratic Gov. Josh Stein vetoed his first bills on Friday, blocking for now Republican legislation that would let adults carry concealed handguns without a permit and make state agencies and local sheriffs more active in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed immigration and gun legislation on Friday, and Republicans in the General Assembly have acknowledged that veto overrides will be difficult on two of the bills.

Democratic North Carolina Governor Josh Stein vetoed the first bills of his term, all of them primarily backed by the state's Republican-majority General Assembly.