Armatissimi e liberissimi
David Regnery This is what we saw coming! Municipalities are already working to prevent recently-ratified expansion of Second Amendment freedom – and to maintain “gun-free” parks that … Read more
“Whether it’s the economy or gun control, liberals rarely consider the consequences of their misguided schemes. President Obama wants more “investment” spending to help the … Read more
Nine Myths of Gun Control
Myth #1 “Guns are only used for killing”
Compared to about 35,000 gun deaths every year, 2.5 million good Americans use guns to protect themselves, their families, and their livelihoods – there are 65 lives protected by guns for every life lost to a gun – five lives are protected per minute – and, of those 2.5 million protective uses of guns, about 1/2 million are believed to have saved lives.
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GRNC Update 08-14-2011:
Greensboro Gun Show Needs Volunteers. Aug. 27 &28
GRNC needs volunteers to host the tables at the next gun show in Greensboro. It will be held the weekend of Aug. 27th & 28th.. We need all the available volunteer workers we can find.
Read this important message from our friends at Gun Owners of America.
The President is ratcheting up his war against gun owners once again, and has nominated another anti-gun zealot for a high post in the U.S. court system.
A United Nations committee wrapped up a weeklong series of “preparatory” meetings. Preparatory of what? Preparing to undermine your Constitutionally protected right to keep and bear arms, of course. This is the third round of meetings by the so-called “preparatory committee” on the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) as the UN gears up for final negotiations in 2012.
GRNC Update 7-2-11: What HB 650 Means To You!
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Happy Independence Day!
Celebrate by knowing you just won back a little piece of your freedom!
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GRNC FEATURED ON WRAL-TV
Generally, gun rights supporters can expect to get slammed in news interviews. At best, they might get a 15-second sound bite. So imagine our surprise when WRAL reporter Stacy Davis contacted us to do a reasonably extensive piece on Castle Doctrine. Then imagine our delight when the piece turned out to be well thought out and balanced, and even dispels common misconceptions about the topic.
Congratulations! Your calls and emails have proven once again the power you wield. Despite an orchestrated effort by anti-gunners and their associates in the media … Read more
Governor Perdue Needs to Sign HB 650, “Amend Various Gun Laws/Castle Doctrine” NOW!
Posted by David Regnery on June 19
This Bill it Too Important not to Sign Into Law IMMEDIATELY!
We’ve respectfully asked the Governor to act quickly on HB 650, but that hasn’t happened. Let’s push a little harder to finish this job that we’ve all worked so hard on.
There is no reason that HB 650 should not be signed Monday. Let’s CALL the Governor and let her know that delays are unacceptable. Here are some points to make, and respectfully ask the staff member you speak with to write them down and tell Governor Perdue:
HB 650 has been stripped of “lightning rod” issues.
It has been thoroughly vetted by parties affected.
It passed both House and Senate with bipartisan support.
It is supported by both GRNC and NRA.
Signing the bill into law will strengthen the Governor’s pro-gun reputation.
Governor Perdue Needs to Sign HB 650, “Amend Various Gun Laws/Castle Doctrine” NOW!
This Bill it Too Important not to Sign Into Law IMMEDIATELY!
We’ve respectfully asked the Governor to act quickly on HB 650, but that hasn’t happened. Let’s push a little harder to finish this job that we’ve all worked so hard on.
There is no reason that HB 650 should not be signed Monday. Let’s CALL the Governor and let her know that delays are unacceptable. Here are some points to make, and respectfully ask the staff member you speak with to write them down and tell Governor Perdue:
Tell the Governor to Improve Her Pro-Gun Record!
Now it’s time to respectfully request that the Governor sign the bill and give North Carolinians the Castle Doctrine that has been long overdue.
Perdue had a reasonably-good pro-gun voting record while a Senator, but current political winds are blowing in unpredictable directions! Let’s reminder her that:
In the shell game characterizing the NC legislative process, a modified HB 650 passed the Senate Judiciary II Committee today and heads for the floor for its Second and Third Readings, quite probably tomorrow. With the legislature likely to recess on Friday, time is short. YOU MUST RESPOND IMMEDIATELY.
In its current version, HB 650 contains Castle Doctrine, parks carry, enhanced concealed handgun reciprocity, improvements to our concealed handgun law, and far more.
Our Success With Pro-Gun Legislation has the Media Pulling-out the Editorial Stops!
Multiple editorials, bringing-up the same, weak, unfounded arguments that concealed carry permittees can’t be trusted to keep firearms locked in vehicles on educational property, have been published in prominent NC newspapers over the last few days.
This appears to be a coordinated effort to skew public opinion by promoting irrational and misleading ‘Chicken Little’ fears. The problem is…the Media has become VERY good at this. We need to be VERY good at OPPOSING IT!
Gun bills, HB 111 – the long awaited Parks and Restaurants bill — & HB 650, “Amend Various Gun Laws,” will receive their hearings in the Senate Judiciary II Committee on Tuesday. Thanks are to go to the committee chairs — Buck Newton, Austin Allran, and Warren Daniel – for arranging the hearings for these important bills in this committee.
Senators NEED TO SUPPORT THIS BILL WITHOUT ANY AMENDMENTS!
The political games being played in our General Assembly are becoming sillier by the hour, but this may work in our favor in-terms of getting desperately-needed Castle Doctrine and Carry in Parks legislation passed. These laws have now been “hidden” in SB 679 to soothe gutless legislators worried that pro-gun laws “don’t poll well”.
Our Senators Need Some Reminding …
The RIGHT to Keep and Bear Arms is not subject to opinion polls.
Castle Doctrine protection is LONG OVERDUE.
Gun-free zones are magnets for violent crime and only disarm law-abiding citizens that deserve an effective means of defense.
Haven’t You Waited Long Enough?
HB 111, the long-awaited Parks and Restaurants bill, is currently awaiting action in the Senate Judiciary II Committee. You, the gun owning public, have been patient. Now, it seems that you have waited long enough. The NC House has done its part in moving this vital bill forward. It is time for the Senate to do its part. Raise your voices and tell them you want action before the Senate adjourns.
Rumor has it that Speaker Thom Tillis is under considerable pressure from centrist elements regarding gun bills, specifically that such bills aren’t “polling well.” Now is the time to deliver a message of support by letting Speaker Tillis and Republican House leadership know that you want 4 things more than anything else: (1) Castle Doctrine; (2) Concealed carry in municipal and state parks; (3) Concealed carry in restaurants; and (4) Guns in locked vehicles for concealed handgun permit-holders.
WEAKENING AMENDMENTS MAY BE PENDING
House Bill 650, “Amend Various Gun Laws,” passed from the NC House Judiciary C Committee yesterday and heads for a floor vote: Tuesday, June 7. As you may recall, special interest groups have tried to subject the bill to the “death of a thousand cuts” by attacking individual provisions. Nonetheless, HB 650 is still a far-reaching improvement in NC gun laws, including:
HB 650, the massive gun bill we have been telling you about is now passed in House Judiciary C Sub-Committee. We now need you to contact the full House list to express your support for this important bill.
To recap:
HB 650 is a huge and aggressive bill, meaning it will be difficult to pass. But if passed, it will go far toward reversing the creeping encroachment on gun owners’ rights perpetuated in previous sessions of the legislature, including (but not limited to):
The Federal government has steadily expanded its misuse of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution to the point that States Rights have become next to meaningless. It’s time to stop the cancerous growth of Federal Bureaucracy and HB 241, North Carolina Firearms Freedom Act will help begin to do this.
This important new legislation is similar to the Montana Firearms Freedom Act enacted in 2009. It will allow North Carolinians to manufacture and sell firearms and ammunition for use within our State without having to bow to and comply with onerous (and expensive) Federal restrictions.